Stear corp. bought a machine on january 1, 2012 for $37,500. the company follows a policy of calculating depreciation using the written-down-value method at 8% per annum. the accounting period of stear corp. is from january to december. what will be the amount of depreciation added to the accumulated depreciation account for the year 2013? a. $5,520 b. $2,760 c. $6,000 d. $5,760

Suppose a holiday inn hotel has annual fixed costs applicable to its rooms of $1.2 million for its 300-room hotel, average daily room rents of $50, and average variable costs of $10 for each room rented. it operates 365 days per year. the amount of operating income on rooms, assuming an occupancy* rate of 80% for the year, that will be generated for the entire year is *occupancy = % of rooms rented

During which of the following phases of the business cycle does the real gdp fall? a. trough b. expansion c. contraction d. peak

One of your new suppliers, kim, has been hearing rumors about your firm’s lack of capability to deliver high quality products and writes an email asking you to address the claims being made. in replying to her, you want to be sure that you are very clear and leave no room for misinterpretation. which of the following aspects of effective communication should you give the most attention? (a) making sure you understand kim’s areas of expertise. (b) supporting your reply with relevant data and facts. (c) establishing your credibility as an expert. (d) paying attention to implied communications.