A new machine costing $100,000 is expected to save the McKaig Brick Company $15,000 per year for 12 years before depreciation and taxes. The machine will be depreciated as a 7-year class MACRS asset. The firm's marginal tax rate is 40 percent. What are the annual net cash flows associated with the purchase of this machine? Also compute the net initial investment (NINV) for this project.

Determine the present value of the following single amounts. Note: Use tables, Excel, or a financial calculator. Round your final answers to nearest whole dollar amount. (FV of $1, PV of $1, FVA of $1, PVA of $1, FVAD of $1 and PVAD of $1) 1. 2. 3. 4. Future Amount $ 24,000 $ 18,000 $ 29,000 $ 44,000 i 5% 9% 11% 10% n= 10 13 25 9 Present Value

Calculate the arithmetic average of the following returns. Year Return1 0.12 20.16 3 0.24 4 0.13 50.02 Enter the answer with 4 decimals, e.g. 0.1234.

Use the data shown in the following table: K a. Compute the average return for each of the assets from 1929 to 1940 (the Great Depression). b. Compute the variance and standard deviation for each of the assets from 1929 to 1940. c. Which asset was the riskiest during the Great Depression? How does that fit with your intuition? Note: For all your answers type decimal equivalents. Data table Year 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 S&P 500 -0.08906 -0.25256 - 0.43861 -0.08854 0.52880 -0.02341 0.47221 0.32796 -0.35258 0.33204 -0.00914 - 0.10078 Small Stocks - 0.43081 -0.44698 -0.54676 -0.00471 2.16138 0.57195 0.69112 0.70023 - 0.56131 0.08928 0.04327 -0.28063 Corp. Bonds 0.04320 0.06343 -0.02380 0.12199 0.05255 0.09728 0.06860 0.06219 0.02546 0.04357 0.04247 0.04512 World Portfolio -0.07692 -0.22574 -0.39305 0.03030 0.66449 0.02552 0.22782 0.19283 -0.16950 0.05614 -0.01441 0.03528 Treasury Bills 0.04471 0.02266 0.01153 0.00882 0.00516 0.00265 0.00171 0.00173…