Tarek Framborgia is considering the purchase of a disability policy. He is currently thirty five years old and earns $50,000 per year as a quality control engineer for a major industrial company. He worries that with his moderately strenuous job responsibilities, and his potential for increasing earnings, he may not be adequately covered should an off-the-job accident keep him from continuing his career. He has come to you with the following list of problems and questions. a. If I purchase a policy that pays a fixed benefit of 90% of my current salary, how long will it be before this amount covers only 70% of my future salary if I assume salary increases of 4% per year?
b. Assuming the same policy as above, if I purchase a policy with a provision for future increases of $ 1,000 per year, how long will it cover at least 70% of my income?
c. If I assume that both my salary and the inflation rate increase at 4% per year, and that there is no floor or ceiling to my potential benefit increases because I purchase both the COLA

In a macroeconomic context, what are implicit liabilities? money owed to people possessing government issued bonds. the amount of money that firms collectively owe to shareholders. money that the government has promised to pay in the future. payments that the federal government undertakes only during periods of recession. which of the choices is a significant implicit liability in the united states? military spending education spending national science foundation spending social security

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?

Your own record of all your transactions. a. check register b. account statement