A company plans to forecast its sales for high-end kitchen appliances sold wholesale to home remodeler contractors in the Lehigh Valley. What would their expected annual sales be based on the following information: 150,000 existing households and 20,000 new construction; average remolded home spends $3000 in appliances; company expects 10% of the households to perform a kitchen remodel project in the next 12 months with 50% using a contractor and 50% doing it themselves. The company hopes to capture a 10% market share their first year.

Select one:
a. $2,550,000
b. $2,250,000
c. $4,500,000
d. $9,000,000

Technology corp. is considering a $238,160 investment in a new marketing campaign that it anticipates will provide annual cash flows of $52,000 for the next five years. the firm has a 6% cost of capital. what should the analysis indicate to the firm's managers?

Diversified semiconductors sells perishable electronic components. some must be shipped and stored in reusable protective containers. customers pay a deposit for each container received. the deposit is equal to the container’s cost. they receive a refund when the container is returned. during 2018, deposits collected on containers shipped were $856,000. deposits are forfeited if containers are not returned within 18 months. containers held by customers at january 1, 2018, represented deposits of $587,000. in 2018, $811,000 was refunded and deposits forfeited were $41,000. required: 1. prepare the appropriate journal entries for the deposits received and returned during 2018. 2. determine the liability for refundable deposits to be reported on the december 31, 2018, balance sheet.

John is a 45-year-old manager who enjoys playing basketball in his spare time with his teenage sons and their friends. at work he finds that he is better able to solve problems that come up because of his many years of experience, but while on the court, he finds he is not as good keeping track of the ball while worrying about the other players. john's experience is: