As the weakened global economy has slowed, many companies are shifting their sights to include a new target — the so-called "bottom of the economic pyramid."

A company is considering an iron ore extraction project that requires an initial investment of $512,000 and will yield annual cash inflows of $156,000 for four years

The company's discount rate is 9%. What is the NPV of the project? Present value of an ordinary annuity of $1: 8% 9% 10% 1 0.926 0.917 0.909 2 1.783 1.759 1.736 3 2.577 2.531 2.487 4 3.312 3.24 3.17 5 3.993 3.89 3.791 6 4.623 4.486 4.355 7 5.206 5.033 4.868 8 5.747 5.535 5.335 9 6.247 5.995 5.759 10 6.71 6.418 6.145 A) $6,560 B) $(102,400 ) C) $102,400 D) $(6,560 )

What is the advantage of doing background research before conducting research on specific information?

A) The primary and secondary audiences can be identified B) Areas of weakness can be identified and team members can be added to address those areas C) Writing the report can begin, and any other research needed will be minor D) Background research may help you structure the rest of the research E) An outline of the report or proposal can be developed