Common Facts to know

Question 1

Return on investment

Answer 1

Annual profit/initial investment

Question 2

US population

Answer 2

320 mill – people often say 300

Question 3

Profit Margin (profitability)

Answer 3

Revenue-cost

Question 4

Petrol prices

Answer 4

$.68/L in Jan, declining since Oct

Question 5

Dollars strength in the currency market

Answer 5

xx

Question 6

Consumer confidence

Answer 6

fell to 90.7 in January of 2019 from 98.3 in December, well below market expectations of 97.
It is the lowest reading since October of 2016.
The decline was primarily focused on prospects for the domestic economy, with the year-ahead outlook for the national economy judged the worst since mid 2014.

Question 7

US Life expectancy

Answer 7

80 (4 million people per age, 80 million per geneation)

Question 8

Interest rates

Answer 8

2.25-2.5

Question 9

Household income breakdown

Answer 9

30m high income households, 50m middle, 20m low

World market

Question 10

Disposable income

Answer 10

15,742 USD Billion = 125,000 USD per household

Question 11

Cali population

Chicago population

Answer 11

30 mill people and they estimated Ohio is ½ Cali

8 mill people

Question 12

Breakeven (Payback period)

Answer 12

Initial investment/Annual profit

Question 13

US households

Answer 13

100 mill

Question 14

Unemployment rate

Answer 14

4%

Question 15

US % of world car market

Answer 15

10%

Question 16

Net present value

Answer 16

NPV = F / [ (1 + i)^n ]

Where,
PV = Present Value
F = Future payment (cash flow)
i = Discount rate (or interest rate)
n = the number of periods in the future the cash flow is
Other common formulas to know