The price of prescription medicine is high, partly because w…

The price of prescription medicine is high, partly because when someone is sick there is no real alternative to buying medicine if they want to get better. Which of Porter’s five forces explains how this aspect of the prescription medicine industry helps keep profitability high?

Your company owns a parcel of land in a currently undevelope…

Your company owns a parcel of land in a currently undeveloped part of the county.  As the neighboring city grows eastward, you believe there is a 50% chance of residential development, a 20% chance of industrial development, and a 30% chance of no development of the area surrounding the parcel of land.  If you build a roller rink and the land is developed residentially the roller rink will have a present worth of $2,000,000. A roller rink in an industrial area will have a present worth of $20,000 and in an undeveloped area a present COST of $3,000,000.  What is the expected monetary value (EV) of the roller rink?

Your company owns a parcel of land in a currently undevelope…

Your company owns a parcel of land in a currently undeveloped part of the county.  As the neighboring city grows eastward, you believe there is a 50% chance of residential development, a 20% chance of industrial development, and a 30% chance of no development of the area surrounding the parcel of land.   If you build a gas station and the land is developed residentially the station will have a present worth of $250,000. A station in an industrial area will have a present worth of $200,000 and in an undeveloped area a present COST of $10,000. What is the expected monetary value (EV) of the gas station?

A company is considering 6 projects as listed below for fund…

A company is considering 6 projects as listed below for funding from a limited budget of $130K.  Based on these projects, what is the MARR?   Project First Cost ($K) Annual benefit ($K) Life IRR A 15 5.025 8 29% B 20 6.173 5 16% C 60 13.000 8 14% D 35 7.456 10 17% E 40 11.493 8 23% F 40 9.878 10 21%