The Past & Present Roads: The Success of the Royal Road of Persia and USA Roads The Royal Road of the Persian Empire was almost 1‚700 miles long‚ which is almost four times the size of Virginia. This road‚ the Royal Road‚ was the reason why the Persian Empire was so successful. The road helped the Persian Empire by giving it a currency or metal coins‚ and unified the empire by trading. The road was a true success. The Royal Road was built in the fifth century B.C.‚ during Darius’ reign. It is 1
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_______________ 1. What is the net present value of a project with the following cash flows if the discount rate is 14 percent? [pic] A. -$3‚140.43 B. -$929.90 C. $247.181 D. $1‚027.67 E. $1‚127.08 2. Timothy is considering an investment of $10‚000. This investment is supposedly going to provide him with cash inflows of $2‚500 in the first year and $6‚000 a year for the following 2 years. At a discount rate of zero percent this investment has a net present value (NPV) of _____‚ but at the
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answer It is the difference in the reinvestment assumptions that can be significant in determining when to use the present value or internal rate of return methods. Under the net present value method‚ cash flows are assumed to be reinvested at the firm ’s weighted average cost of capital Points earned on this question: 1 Question 2 (Worth 1 points) A project has initial costs of $3‚000 and subsequent cash inflows in years 1 – 4 of $1350‚ 275‚ 875‚ and 1525. The company ’s cost of
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them is drastically changing. The reason this subject interests me personally is not only because I plan to be an engineer. But because along with the invention of electric cars have introduced self driving cars. Let’s think about the standard vehicle and what they offer us today. The car I drive and the majority of cars people drive today run on gasoline. Gasoline is not a great fuel source by any means‚ environmentally or in efficiency. It is made with oil‚ and oil is a finite resource that
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desert. of Additional agricultural activities in the vast deserts are limited to some oases depending on underground water sources‚ and the only rain helpful for agriculture is confined to the northwestern coast along the Mediterranean‚ where only about 100000 acres (40000 hectares) are cultivated. The annual River Nile input is 60 billion cubic metres. It is estimated that above one-third of that total flows to the Mediterranean Sea. Another third is used for irrigation‚ and the rest is lost in vaporization
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Chapter 1 Learning About Organizational Behavior What is Organizational Behavior? Seven Foundation Competencies Managing Self Managing Communication Managing Diversity Managing Ethics Managing Across Cultures Managing Teams Managing Change Organizations as Open Systems [Not in Text] Case Discussion: Robert Princeton at Falls Video 1 Robert Princeton Case Procedure Brief lecture review of chapter slides 10 minutes in teams
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1.Sachin has asked his flat mate Jason for a $500 loan to cover a portion of his rent and utility costs. Sachin proposes repaying the loan with $300 from each of his next two financial aid disbursements‚ the first 4 months from now and the second 12 months from now. Jason’s alternative is to earn 5% annually in his money market account. Assume there is no risk of default‚ and that compounding is monthly. What is the NPV of the loan? (Enter just the number without the $ sign or a comma; round off
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CAPACITY PLANNING Question 1: PROJECT SABLE Use a 30% per year discount rate to evaluate Project Sable‚ which has two phases. You may invest in the first‚ in both or in neither. You may not invest in the second phase without investing in the first. Phase 1 requires an investment of $100. One year later the project delivers on the average $120. At that time‚ after the phase 1 payout has been received‚ you may invest an additional $100 for phase 2. One year later‚ phase 2 pays out on the average
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Trident University Module 5- SLP FIN501 Dr. Glenn Tenney Net present Value‚ Mergers and acquisitions When brainstorming on the possible ideas of mergers or acquisitions it was easy at first to automatically think similar corporations within the same market either small or big or even in direct competition. Upon researching and reviewing the required readings I realized there are numerous types of mergers and acquisitions that could and should be considered in the terms of better business
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Why the past should not be glorified We should not preserve the past‚ we should look to the future. We are living in the modern era‚ where people are practical and realistic‚ optimistic that new inventions and discoveries will improve their lives. For most‚ it would be plain foolishness if one were to be so mindful about the past‚ when instead‚ one should invest his time and thought into building a better and more meaningful life in the future. Ironically‚ in the midst of their “pragmatic” judgement
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