Sylvester co. takes out a 12% loan of $500,000 on 1/1/2014 to finance construction of a building for the company’s own use. construction begins immediately, and $600,000 is spent on the construction at an even pace during 2014. another $400,000 is spent at an even pace during 2015, with construction completed on 12/31/2015. no other construction loans are taken out. sylvester incurred unrelated interest expenses of $10,000 and $15,000 in 2014 and 2015, respectively, on loans that bear interest at 10%. how much interest can sylvester capitalize in 2014 and 2015?

You are opening a new store and must project in your business plan the amount of inventory shrinkage. you have forecasted $1,200,000 in sales for the first year. assuming your shrinkage will be 5%, the high end of the national average, calculate the projected annual shrinkage for your business plan. you are opening a new store and must project in your business plan the amount of inventory shrinkage. you have forecasted $1,200,000 in sales for the first year. assuming your shrinkage will be 5%, the high end of the national average, calculate the projected annual shrinkage for your business plan.

Why do you think the compensation plans differ at the two firms? in particular, why do you think kaufmann’s pays commissions to salespeople, while parkleigh does not? why does parkleigh offer employees discounts on purchases, while kaufmann’s does not?

Turtle corporation produces and sells a single product. data concerning that product appear below: per unit percent of sales selling price $ 150 100 % variable expenses 75 50 % contribution margin $ 75 50 % the company is currently selling 5,600 units per month. fixed expenses are $194,000 per month. the marketing manager believes that a $5,300 increase in the monthly advertising budget would result in a 190 unit increase in monthly sales. what should be the overall effect on the company's monthly net operating income of this change?