Foods Enterprise is a multi-division company. The current ROI for Foods Enterprise as a whole is 11%, and Foods Enterprise has a minimum required rate of return on all investments of 10%. Currently the Boxed Candy Division has average total assets of $2,000,000 with operating income of $400,000. The manger of the Boxed Candy division is considering the purchase of a small company called Truffles Inc. The purchase of Truffles Inc. will require an investment of $800,000 and will increase the Boxed Candy Division operating income by $76,000. Bonuses in all the Foods Enterprise Divisions are awarded to mangers with increasing ROI's. Given the current bonus structure within Foods Enterprise and assuming the managing of the Boxed Candy Division is a self maximizing individual; you would expect the Boxed Candy Division to:

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Shrieves casting company is considering adding a new line to its product mix, and the capital budgeting analysis is being conducted by sidney johnson, a recently graduated mba. the production line would be set up in unused space in the main plant. the machinery’s invoice price would be approximately $200,000, another $10,000 in shipping charges would be required, and it would cost an additional $30,000 to install the equipment. the machinery has an economic life of 4 years, and shrieves has obtained a special tax ruling that places the equipment in the macrs 3-year class. the machinery is expected to have a salvage value of $25,000 after 4 years of use. the new line would generate incremental sales of 1,250 units per year for 4 years at an incremental cost of $100 per unit in the first year, excluding depreciation. each unit can be sold for $200 in the first year. the sales price and cost are both expected to increase by 3% per year due to inflation. further, to handle the new line, the firm’s net working capital would have to increase by an amount equal to 12% of sales revenues. the firm’s tax rate is 40%, and its overall weighted average cost of capital, which is the risk-adjusted cost of capital for an average project (r), is 10%. define “incremental cash flow.” (1) should you subtract interest expense or dividends when calculating project cash flow?

In the 1970s, kmart used blue light specials to encourage customers to flock to a particular department having a temporary sale. a spinning blue light activated for approximately 30 seconds, and then an in-store announcement informed shoppers of the special savings in the specific department. over time, loyal kmart shoppers learned to flock to the department with the spinning blue light before any announcement of special savings occurred. if kmart was employing classical conditioning techniques, what role did the spinning blue light play?