Alfarsi Industries uses the net present value method to make investment decisions and requires a 15% annual return on all investments. The company is considering two different investments. Each require an initial investment of $14,600 and will produce cash flows as follows: End of YearInvestment AB 1$9,400 $0 2 9,400 0 3 9,400 28,200 The present value factors of $1 each year at 15% are: 10.8696 20.7561 30.6575 The present value of an annuity of $1 for 3 years at 15% is 2.2832 The net present value of Investment B is:

Mae jong corp. issues $1,000,000 of 10% bonds payable which may be converted into 10,000 shares of $2 par value ordinary shares. the market rate of interest on similar bonds is 12%. interest is payable annually on december 31, and the bonds were issued for total proceeds of $1,000,000. in accounting for these bonds, mae jong corp. will: (a) first assign a value to the equity component, then determine the liability component. (b) assign no value to the equity component since the conversion privilege is not separable from the bond.(c) first assign a value to the liability component based on the face amount of the bond.(d) use the “with-and-without” method to value the compound instrument.