Widgets inc. is thinking about replacing a piece of manufacturing equipment with a remaining useful life of three years. the book value of the equipment is $25,000, and the machine could be sold in its current condition for $7,000. the new machine would cost $83,000 and would have no salvage value at the end of its three-year useful life. with the new machine, widgets’ variable manufacturing costs would drop from $189,500 to $169,900 per year. if widgets opts to buy the new machine,
(a) it will see a $58,800 increase in income over the next three years.
(b) it will be recording a loss of $25,000 on the current machine.
(c) it will see a $24,200 decrease in income over the next three years.
(d) its total variable manufacturing costs over the next three years will be $58,800 lower than with the current machine.

On july 2, year 4, wynn, inc., purchased as a short-term investment a $1 million face-value kean co. 8% bond for $910,000 plus accrued interest to yield 10%. the bonds mature on january 1, year 11, and pay interest annually on january 1. on december 31, year 4, the bonds had a fair value of $945,000. on february 13, year 5, wynn sold the bonds for $920,000. in its december 31, year 4, balance sheet, what amount should wynn report for the bond if it is classified as an available-for-sale security?

Based on this model, households earn income whenfirms purchasegoods and services in factor markets. suppose eileen earns $575 per week working as an analyst for a-plus accountants. she uses $10 to buy a box of aspirin at pillmart pharmacy. pillmart pharmacy pays clancy $250 per week to work the cash register. clancy uses $125 to purchase tax services from a-plus accountants. identify whether each of the following events in this scenario occurs in the factor market or the product market. event factor market product market eileen earns $575 per week working for a-plus accountants. eileen spends $10 to buy a box of aspirin. clancy spends $125 to purchase tax services from a-plus accountants. which of the elements of this scenario represent a flow from a firm to a household

Consider the market for gas-powered small cars. assume gas-powered small cars are a normal good. for each of the following events, identify which of the determinants of demand or supply are affected. if demand is unaffected by this event because it creates only a supply change, select the “none” option under the “demand determinant” column. similarly, if supply is unaffected by this event because it creates only a demand change, select the “none” option under the “supply determinant” column. event demand determinant supply determinant people decide to have more children. the price of electric small cars falls. the discovery of a new source of iron ore lowers steel prices. an economic recession lowers people’s wealth. a number of major car dealers decide to switch from selling gas-powered cars to selling electric cars. show the effect of the following event on the market for gas-powered small cars: people decide to have more children for each of the four independent situations, prepare the journal entries to record the exchange on the books of each company.