At what point does each become profitable?

See attached file for full problem description. At what point does each become profitable? At what distance does wheat replace potatoes? At what point would corn replace wheat? Please show steps involved-need to know how to do these.

Financial Impact of Outsourcing Landscaping Functions

With this data I need to find out: 1) The one year financial impact of outsourcing the grounds maintenance 2) How will savings in the second year differ from year one 3) Find qualitative factors that should be considered in the decision whether or not to outsource. Here is the data for this problem: College A is considering outsourcing their groundskeeping. They have been given a bid from Groundskeeper Willie for $250,000 per year, with the claim that he will keep the school grounds in the same condition they are in now. College A's maintenance costs for the previous year was $267,000 and is as follows: Salary of gardeners: $185,000 Plant Materials: $65,000 Fertilizer: $5,000 ... click for more

Cost-Benefit analysis of mandatory recylcing in New York.

In a 2001 New York Times article discussing the costs and benefits of mandatory recycling in New York, the author listed as the first benefit the creation of approximately 1000 private sector jobs. Discuss the logic of this statement.

Comparing ROI for Green Home, Hybrid Green and Conventional construction Buildings

I need to find out what the Return On Investment will be for the following: Conventional home building versus Green Home Building (Zero Degrees Green) --------------------------------------------------- Conventional home versus Hybrid Green --------------------------------------------------- Hybrid Green versus Green Home +========================================+ Green home is define as an Energy Efficient Home using Energy Star Rating. The cost doesn't have to be exact, all I need is how to formulate my Cost Benefit Analysis and how to calculate my ROI or Pay Back Time.

Corporate Finance

1) You're trying to figure out why the chairman of the Board of Directors fired you as CEO of a small corporation. You never missed an interest payment and the firm had a cash ratio of 2, the highest of any firm in their peer group. Because of this financial safety net, the firm's debt was considered very safe by industry standards. Why were you fired? Be specific. 2) Acme Widgets Inc. has steady earnings (EBIT), and is an average firm in most ways in the widget industry. The one exception is it has the highest debt-equity ratio of any firm in its industry. It has regularly sold most of its bonds over the last 40 years to Ajax Holdings, a large institutional investor (like a pension... click for more