Meryl Enterprises currently has an operating cycle of 76.4 days. The company is implementing some operational changes that are expected to increase the accounts receivable period by 2.2 days, decrease the inventory period by 5.3 days, and increase the accounts payable period by 1.5 days. What is the new operating cycle expected to be?

Mercado is considering a change in its cash-only sales policy. The new terms of sale would be net one month. The required return is .98 percent per month. Currently, the firm sells 420 units per month at $736 per unit. Under the new policy, the firm expects sales of 475 units also at $736 per unit. The variable cost per unit is $426. What is the NPV of switching?

Assume you invest in a portfolio of long-term corporate bonds. Based on the period 1926–2019, what average annual rate of return should you expect to earn?

Mayhew Pet Foods has a beginning accounts payable balance of $43,100 and an ending accounts payable balance of $39,700. Sales for the period were $565,300 and costs of goods sold were $216,900. What was the payables turnover rate?

A company has a project available with the following cash flows: Year Cash Flow 0 −$ 32,150 1 13,050 2 14,740 3 20,780 4 11,960 If the required return for the project is 9.5 percent, what is the project’s NPV?

A project is expected to provide cash flows of $12,450, $12,800, $15,900, and $10,400 over the next four years, respectively. At a required return of 8.7 percent, the project has a profitability index of .876. For this to be true, what is the project’s cost at Time 0?

Assume each month has 30 days and a company has a 30-day accounts receivable period. During the second calendar quarter of the year, that company will collect payment for the sales it made during which of the following months?

Which one of the following statements is correct based on the historical record for the period 1926–2019?

A particular inventory manager orders items only in quantities that minimize inventory costs. What is this restocking quantity called?

Which of the following statements are true of a well-diversified portfolio’s expected return? I. It cannot exceed the expected return of the best performing security in the portfolio. II. It must be equal to or greater than the expected return of the worst performing security in the portfolio. III. It is independent of the unsystematic risks of the individual securities held in the portfolio. IV. It is independent of the allocation of the portfolio amongst individual securities.