Fitbit and other fitness trackers set a default goal of 10,000 steps a day. But just how valid is this aim if you're trying to stay active, asks Chris Stokel-Walker. Late in the day, as you take a step, your wrist starts buzzing. Congratulations.
Question: One use of cash flow analysis is setting the bid p... One use of cash flow analysis is setting the bid price on a project. To calculate the bid price, we set the project NPV equal to zero and find the required price. Thus the bid price represents a financial break-even level for the project.
However, federally-funded projects usually require the penal sum to be 20% of the bid. For example, if a contractor bids $100,000 to complete a construction project, the company will need to provide a $5,000 to $10,000 (or $20,000 for a federally-funded project) bond along with the bid.