Management of childers corporation is considering whether to purchase a new model 380 machine costing $278,000 or a new model 230 machine costing $207,000 to replace a machine that was purchased 3 years ago for $266,000. the old machine was used to make product r16k until it broke down last week. unfortunately, the old machine cannot be repaired.
management has decided to buy the new model 230 machine. it has less capacity than the new model 380 machine, but its capacity is sufficient to continue making product r16k.
management also considered, but rejected, the alternative of simply dropping product r16k. if that were done, instead of investing $207,000 in the new machine, the money could be invested in a project that would return a total of $305,000.

in making the decision to buy the model 230 machine rather than the model 380 machine, the differential cost was:

What is the opportunity cost (in civilian output) of a defense buildup that raises military spending from 4.0 to 4.3 percent of an $18 trillion economy? instructions: enter your response rounded to the nearest whole number?

Ummit record company is negotiating with two banks for a $157,000 loan. fidelity bank requires a compensating balance of 24 percent, discounts the loan, and wants to be paid back in four quarterly payments. southwest bank requires a compensating balance of 12 percent, does not discount the loan, but wants to be paid back in 12 monthly installments. the stated rate for both banks is 9 percent. compensating balances will be subtracted from the $157,000 in determining the available funds in part a. a-1. calculate the effective interest rate for fidelity bank and southwest bank. (do not round intermediate calculations. input your answers as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places.) a-2. which loan should summit accept? southwest bank fidelity bank b. recompute the effective cost of interest, assuming that summit ordinarily maintains $37,680 at each bank in deposits that will serve as compensating balances

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