Questions from Managerial Finance


Q: Central Laundry and Cleaners is considering replacing an existing piece of machinery

Central Laundry and Cleaners is considering replacing an existing piece of machinery with a more sophisticated machine. The old machine was purchased 3 years ago at a cost of $50,000, and this amount...

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Q: Lombard Company is contemplating the purchase of a new high-speed

Lombard Company is contemplating the purchase of a new high-speed widget grinder to replace the existing grinder. The existing grinder was purchased 2 years ago at an installed cost of $60,000; it was...

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Q: Jan and Deana have been dreaming about owning a boat for some

Jan and Deana have been dreaming about owning a boat for some time and have decided that estimating its cash flows will help them in their decision process. They expect to have a disposable annual inc...

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Q: Atlantic Drydock is considering replacing an existing hoist with one of two

Atlantic Drydock is considering replacing an existing hoist with one of two newer, more efficient pieces of equipment. The existing hoist is 3 years old, cost $32,000, and is being depreciated under M...

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Q: With the market price of gold at C$1,562

With the market price of gold at C$1,562.50 per ounce (C$ stands for Canadian dollars), Maritime Resources Corp., a Canadian mining firm, would like to assess the financial feasibility of reopening an...

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Q: Boardman Gasses and Chemicals is a supplier of highly purified gases to

Boardman Gasses and Chemicals is a supplier of highly purified gases to semiconductor manufacturers. A large chip producer has asked Boardman to build a new gas production facility close to an existin...

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Q: Prime Paints is in the process of evaluating two mutually exclusive additions

Prime Paints is in the process of evaluating two mutually exclusive additions to its processing capacity. The firm’s financial analysts have developed pessimistic, most likely, and o...

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Q: Kiosk Corp. produces vending machines and places them in public buildings

Kiosk Corp. produces vending machines and places them in public buildings. The company has obtained permission to place one of its machines in a local library. The company makes two types of machines....

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Q: Recall from P11-28 that when the market price of gold

Recall from P11-28 that when the market price of gold is C$1,562.50 per ounce (C$ stands for Canadian dollars) the NPV for Maritime Resources Corp.—a Canadian mining firm that was reopening an old gol...

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Q: You are interested in an investment project that costs $40,

You are interested in an investment project that costs $40,000 initially. The investment has a 5-year horizon and promises future end of-year cash inflows of $12,000, $12,500, $11,500, $9,000, and $8,...

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