Almendarez Corporation is considering the purchase of a machine that would cost $200,000 and would last for 7 years. At the end of 7 years, the machine would have a salvage value of $26,000. By reducing labor and other operating costs, the machine would provide annual cost savings of $33,000. The company requires a minimum pretax return of 7% on all investment projects. (Ignore income taxes.) Click here to view Exhibit 13B-1 and Exhibit 13B-2, to determine the appropriate discount factor(s) using the tables provided.
The net present value of the proposed project is closest to: (Round your intermediate calculations and final answer to the nearest whole dollar amount.)
a) $(5,965)
b) $14,885
c) $(31,000)
d) $(21,312)

answer; ( prices are sticky);

these are the four factors that influence enterpreneurship development

1. economic development

2. culture

3.technological development

4. education

answer; is the sum of all individual demands curves;

of the three mortgage options that demarco and tanya have to choose from, the balloon payment mortgage would be their best option, over adjustable payment and fixed payment plans.ultimately, the balloon payment plan would save demarco and tanya overall, in interest, would cost less monthly, and they would only have to make these payments for 8 years, opposing to 30 years for adjustable or fixed payment plans. 

overall, demarco and tanya would save $80,811 if they chose balloon payments over fixed payments, and would save $116,711 if they choose balloon payments over adjustable payments. benefits with choosing fixed payments over adjustable payments is that, in the end, the payments will still be $836.30 a month, while with adjustable payments, the initial monthly payments will be $763.38 to $1082.70 a month, ultimately leading to a more costly purchase. benefits with choosing fixed payments over balloon payments are not present. benefits in choosing adjustable payments over is that it has a lower interest rate, and starts with lower monthly payments initially. benefits in choosing adjustable payments over balloon payments include a lower interest rate, and lower initial monthly payments. benefits in choosing balloon payments over fixed payments include lower interest rates, lower overall price, lower monthly payments, takes less time to pay off, and does not require a downpayment. benefits in choosing balloon payments over adjustable payments include, lower monthly payments (when averaged), takes less time to pay off, and lower overall price.

hence, option c, balloon payments, is the best option for demarco and tanya to make this purchase, for it will save them a minimum of $80811, and a maximum of $116,711.