NRG Energy plans to construct a giant solar plant in Santa Teresa, NM to supply electricity to 30,000 southern NM and western TX homes. The plant will have 390,000 heliostats to concentrate sunlight onto 32 water towers to generate steam. NRG will spend $560 million in constructing the plant and $430,000 per year in operating it. If a salvage value of 20% of the initial cost is assumed, how much will the company have to make each year for 20 years in order to recover its investment at a MARR of 10% per year

True or false: banks are required to make electronically deposited funds available on the same day of the deposit

Oakmont company has an opportunity to manufacture and sell a new product for a four-year period. the company’s discount rate is 18%. after careful study, oakmont estimated the following costs and revenues for the new product: cost of equipment needed $ 230,000 working capital needed $ 84,000 overhaul of the equipment in year two $ 9,000 salvage value of the equipment in four years $ 12,000 annual revenues and costs: sales revenues $ 400,000 variable expenses $ 195,000 fixed out-of-pocket operating costs $ 85,000 when the project concludes in four years the working capital will be released for investment elsewhere within the company. click here to view exhibit 12b-1 and exhibit 12b-2, to determine the appropriate discount factor(s) using tables.

True tomato inc. makes organic ketchup. to promote its products, this firm decided to make bottles in the shape of tomatoes. to accomplish this, true tomato worked with its bottle manufacture to create a set of unique molds for its bottles. which of the following specialized assets does this example demonstrate? (a) site specificity (b) research specificity (c) physical-asset specificity (d) human-asset specificity