Suppose acme manufacturing corporation’s cfo is evaluating a project with the following cash inflows. she does not know the project’s initial cost; however, she does know that the project’s regular payback period is 2.5 years. year cash flowyear 1 375,000$year 2 425000$year 3 400,000$year 4 425,000$if the project's wacc is 8%, what is its npv? a. $409, 814 b. $341, 512 c. $307, 361 d. $324, 436which of the following statements indicate a disadvantage of using the discounted payback period for capital budgeting decisions? check all that apply. a. the discounted payback period is calculated using net income instead of cash flows. b. the discounted payback period does not take the time value of money into account. c. the discounted payback period does not take the project's entire life into account.

Shelby company produces three products: product x, product y, and product z. data concerning the three products follow (per unit): product x product y product z selling price $ 85 $ 65 $ 75 variable expenses: direct materials 25.50 19.50 5.25 labor and overhead 25.50 29.25 47.25 total variable expenses 51.00 48.75 52.50 contribution margin $ 34.00 $ 16.25 $ 22.50 contribution margin ratio 40 % 25 % 30 % demand for the company’s products is very strong, with far more orders each month than the company can produce with the available raw materials. the same material is used in each product. the material costs $8 per pound, with a maximum of 4,400 pounds available each month. required: a. compute contribution margin per pound of materials used. (round your intermediate calculations and final answers to 2 decimal places.) contribution margin per pound product x $ product y $ product z $ b. which orders would you advise the company to accept first, those for product x, for product y, or for product z? which orders second? third? product x product y product z