Nu Things, Inc., is considering an investment in a business venture with the following anticipated cash flow results: EOY Cash Flow
0 -$105,000
1 $26,000
2 $25,000
3 $24,000
4 $23,000
5 $22,000
6 $21,000
7 $20,000
8 $19,000
9 $18,000
10 $17,000
11 $16,000
12 $15,000
13 $14,000
14 $13,000
15 $12,000
16 $11,000
17 $10,000
18 $9,000
19 $8,000
20 $7,000

Assume MARR is 20% per year. Based on an external rate of return analysis.

Required:
Determine the investment's present worth.

Last week paul, ceo of quality furniture in south carolina, traveled to europe to visit customers. while overseas, paul checked his e-mail daily and showed his company's website to customers, explaining how the website will them place orders and receive merchandise more quickly. after visiting the last customer friday morning, paul was able to return to the corporate office in south carolina to meet with his board of directors that night. is the "shrinking" of time and space with air travel and electronic media.

Lusk corporation produces and sells 14,300 units of product x each month. the selling price of product x is $25 per unit, and variable expenses are $19 per unit. a study has been made concerning whether product x should be discontinued. the study shows that $72,000 of the $102,000 in monthly fixed expenses charged to product x would not be avoidable even if the product was discontinued. if product x is discontinued, the annual financial advantage (disadvantage) for the company of eliminating this product should be:

Kumar consulting operates several stock investment portfolios that are used by firms for investment of pension plan assets. last year, one portfolio had a realized return of 12.6 percent and a beta coefficient of 1.15. the average t-bond rate was 7 percent and the realized rate of return on the s& p 500 was 12 percent. what was the portfolio's alpha?