You have been hired by the autoedge board of directors to assist them with deciding whether to stay in south korea or return to the united states. before forecasting the effects of the return back to the united states, you need to estimate the effects on key variables die to the move. the board has indicated thatthe company has experienced financial growth because the manufacturing has moved to south korea. you decide to determine the level of financial growth from 2005 to 2010. the basis for any forecast is the set of assumptions made up-front. what assumptions would you consider for the sales forecast that you intend to make

You are the manager of a large crude-oil refinery. as part of the refining process, a certain heat exchanger (operated at high temperatures and with abrasive material flowing through it) must be replaced every year. the replacement and downtime cost in the first year is $165 comma 000. this cost is expected to increase due to inflation at a rate of 7% per year for six years (i.e. until the eoy 7), at which time this particular heat exchanger will no longer be needed. if the company's cost of capital is 15% per year, how much could you afford to spend for a higher quality heat exchanger so that these annual replacement and downtime costs could be eliminated?