,Sarah L. G January 6, 2013 Written Assignment #1 1. A) $1,000 with 5% interest after 10 years gives you $1,628. Therefore, you would gain $628 in interest. B) If the interest is withdrawn each year, a total of $500 would be earned because the $1,000 investment would earn $50 of simple interest each year. C) The answers are different because if the interest is left untouched, it makes the principal amount higher each year, giving more money after 10 years.
In 2010, Turner Sports network and CBS network paid the NCAA $10.8 billion in order to televise the annual March Madness basketball tournament. This money is expected to increase greatly if players are required to remain in college because of age despite individual talent. Furthermore, wouldn't all these scholarships better serve someone who will be pursuing employment after
Financial Analysis * The tax rate is approximately 30% 5.618.8=29.79% 5.418.1=29.83% 5.418=30% * Based on the industry average, a sports store of similar size should be making around $21000 or 67% more profitable than Rhodes’ store. * Assuming the lots are of the same size and bear the same tax burden, if the unused lot is sold off property taxes would be reduced by $6000 at the 2008 rate. All else being equal, this would increase net profit by 6000×0.30=$1800, for a total of $14400. Profit as a percentage of sales would increase from 2.1% to 2.4%. * Of the $18400 Rhodes made in mortgage payments last year, $8000 was interest.
It can save a person upward of $60,000-$100,000 over the years that it takes to get a bachelor’s degree. It is a great way to have increased employee retention in any given company. Tuition reimbursement also saves the company a lot of money in other ways. For example, it saves the company millions of dollars in recruitment costs, turnover rate for employees that take advantage of employee education benefits is only fifty percent, and employees in retention education tend to be more dedicated and
Adding to that the lows median income (lowest among the 5 projects) can be among the reasons why Walmart has performed well with its low price policy. Brand Awareness impact: While the closes Target is 80 miles away from the project store, it can be assumed that Target brand dose not have a well-known brand awareness. It will take time and investment for Target to increase the brand awareness and also compete with established brand such as Walmart; all expected marketing investment on brand awareness would contribute to 25% sales increase in 5 years. Further comparison with other projects in
Industry sales of children and juvenile books for 2009 were $3.2 billion (AAP, 2009). Since the staff and employees are X and Y’ers with young families, adding these titles to the product portfolio is a sound strategic move. The demographics give CanGo insight into the most popular titles and the capital expenditure for additional space is addressed by the ASRS systems. While hardcopy book sales declined in 2009, sales of e-books increased. In fact there are 500,000 book titles available for electronic readers and according to the AAP e-book sales increased by 176% in 2009 and Audio book sales totaled $192 million (AAP, 2009) making the addition of e-books and Audio books to their portfolio a logical strategic move.
This project will require an additional cost of $575,000 to bring the product to market. The forecasted ROI on the Stargazer project is $300,000 first year; $550,000 the second year; and $750,000 the third year. This product has an expected life of 7 years. Releasing this product will result in the company being seen as a leader in the industry. While there is not a critical path listed for the Stargazer project, I anticipate being able to complete the project within 12 months to ensure that the company is able to generate revenue on the schedule
wooden bat debate relates directly to economics, namely cost. A good aluminum bats cost approximately $250 and will last at least one season if not more. A good wooden bat, on the other hand, costs approximately $80 and can last as long as one at bat or for several games. For cash strapped amateur leagues, this can have a huge impact on their operating budget. Due to wooden bats breaking at a much higher rate, they have to be replaced more often.
“Staying in character is really hard when you have blows being spewed in form of rhyming couplets,” Says Michael Bush, who plays Damis. “I think the audience is going to have a blast.” The Pine Ridge Players like to have as many people see their shows as possible, and with the financial crunch everybody is in these days, they try to keep their tickets affordable. Tickets are $5 for students, and $7 for adults. All proceeds go to our theatre program, which teaches our students important skills that help them both on and off Stage. Tartuffe opens February 10th, with more shows on the 11th and 12th at 7 pm.
Finley also stated that " Princeton, which recently built a resplendent $136 million student residence with leaded glass windows and a cavernous oak dining hall (paid for in part with a $30 million tax-deductible donation by Hewlett-Packard CEO Meg Whitman). The dorm's cost approached $300,000 per bed." The extra money coming in from the higher costs is helping the universities make more and expand more. Universities are not only about education anymore, they also are in the housing, entertainment, and food business. School administrators are enjoying a nice pay raise as well.