Companies can reacquire their own stock to reduce the likelihood of a hostile takeover.

Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)


True

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The management of Penfold Corporation is considering the purchase of a machine that would cost $440,000, would last for 7 years, and would have no salvage value. The machine would reduce labor and other costs by $102,000 per year. The company requires a minimum pretax return of 16% on all investment projects. The net present value of the proposed project is closest to (Ignore income taxes.):Refer to Exhibit 12B-1 and Exhibit 12B-2 to determine the appropriate discount factor(s) using the tables provided.

A. $(28,022) B. $(79,196) C. $274,000 D. $96,949

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The strategic sourcing process consists of ______ steps.

A. six B. seven C. five D. eight

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Sydney's Emporium has 59 stores in the United States and wants to expand globally. Sydney's wants to achieve the highest possible returns, and is not concerned about pursuing a high-risk strategy as long as it maintains complete control over its stores. The best global entry strategy for Sydney's is most likely

A. a joint venture. B. a strategic alliance. C. franchising. D. direct investment. E. exporting.

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XYZ is a paint product manufacturer, and one of the plants is experiencing a substantial increase in demand. The future demand for the products could be low, medium, or high, with probabilities estimated to be 25%, 50%, and 30%, respectively. The company wants to determine the financial impact associated with the three decision alternatives under the varying levels of demand. Given the following payoff matrix, determine the EV for the option of building a new plant.


a. $ 42.4 M
b. $31.5 M
c. $43.5 M
d. $23.5 M

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