Is considering the purchase of manufacturing equipment with a 10-year midpoint in its asset depreciation range and the deprecation schedule is attached. the asset will cost $80,000, and it will produce earnings before depreciation and taxes of $28,000 per year for three years, and then $12,000 a year for seven more years. the firm has a tax rate of 34 percent. with a cost of capital of 12 percent, should it purchase the asset? explain your reasoning. year depreciation base annual depreciation 1 $80,000 $11,440 2 80,000 19,600 3 80,000 14,000 4 80,000 10,000 5 80,000 7,120 6 80,000 7,120 7 80,000 7,120 8 80,000 3,600 $80,000

Which statement best explains the relationship between points a and b? a. consumption reaches its highest point, and then supply begins to fall. b. inflation reaches its highest point, and then the economy begins to expand. c. production reaches its highest point, and then the economy begins to contract. d. unemployment reaches its highest point, and then inflation begins to decrease.

Bandar industries berhad of malaysia manufactures sporting equipment. one of the company’s products, a football helmet for the north american market, requires a special plastic. during the quarter ending june 30, the company manufactured 35,000 helmets, using 22,500 kilograms of plastic. the plastic cost the company $171,000. according to the standard cost card, each helmet should require 0.6 kilograms of plastic, at a cost of $8 per kilogram. 1. what is the standard quantity of kilograms of plastic (sq) that is allowed to make 35,000 helmets? 2. what is the standard materials cost allowed (sq x sp) to make 35,000 helmets? 3. what is the materials spending variance? 4. what is the materials price variance and the materials quantity variance?

At the save the fish nonprofit organization, jenna is responsible for authorizing outgoing payments, rob takes care of recording the payments in the organization's computerized accounting system, and shannon reconciles the organization's bank statements each month. this internal accounting control is best known as a(n) a. distribution process. b. segregation of duties c. specialized budget d. annotated financial process