Soda manufacturing company provides vending machines for soft-drink manufacturers. the company has been investigating a new piece of machinery for its production department. the old equipment has a remaining life of four years and the new equipment has a value of $91,110 with a four-year life. the expected additional cash inflows are $30,000 per year. what is the internal rate of return? a) 12% b) 16% c) 10% d) 8%

In order to minimize project risk which step comes after the step of identifying risks

You are chairman of the board of a successful technology firm. there is a nominal federal corporate tax rate of 35 percent, yet the effective tax rate of the typical corporation is about 12.6%. your firm has been clever with use of transfer pricing and keeping money abroad and has barely paid any taxes over the last 5 years; during this same time period, profits were $28 billion. one member of the board feels that it is un-american to use various accounting strategies in order to avoid paying taxes. others feel that these are legal loopholes and corporations have a fiduciary responsibility to minimize taxes. one board member quoted what the ceo of exxon once said: “i’m not a u.s. company and i don’t make decisions based on what’s good for the u.s.” what are the alternatives? what are your recommendations? why do you recommend this course of action?

Which is one solution to levy the complexity of the global matrix strategy with added customer-focused dimensions?