You purchased 2,600 shares in the New Pacific Growth Fund on January 2, 2019, at an offering price of $41.60 per share. The front-end load for this fund is 5 percent, and the back-end load for redemptions within one year is 2 percent. The underlying assets in this mutual fund appreciate (including reinvested dividends) by 6 percent during 2019, and you sell back your shares at the end of the year. If the operating expense ratio for the New Pacific Growth Fund is 1.89 percent, what is your total return from this investment

Alyssa works for an engineering firm that has been hired to design and supervise the construction of a highway bridge over a major river. the bridge will be a unique design, incorporating complex designs that will likely never be duplicated. how should alyssa deal with designing and overseeing the building of the bridge?

Oakmont company has an opportunity to manufacture and sell a new product for a four-year period. the company’s discount rate is 18%. after careful study, oakmont estimated the following costs and revenues for the new product: cost of equipment needed $ 230,000 working capital needed $ 84,000 overhaul of the equipment in year two $ 9,000 salvage value of the equipment in four years $ 12,000 annual revenues and costs: sales revenues $ 400,000 variable expenses $ 195,000 fixed out-of-pocket operating costs $ 85,000 when the project concludes in four years the working capital will be released for investment elsewhere within the company. click here to view exhibit 12b-1 and exhibit 12b-2, to determine the appropriate discount factor(s) using tables.

Which of the following is an example of search costs? a.) driving to a faraway place to find available goods b.) buying goods in some special way that is outside the normal channels c.) paying a premium cost for goods d.) selling extra goods for a discount price