Use the after-tax IRR method to evaluate the following three alternatives using 60% bonus depreciation in Year 0 and 3-year MACRS, and offer a recommendation. The after-tax MARR is 25%, the project life is 5 years, and the firm has a combined incremental tax rate of 31%.

Alternative First Cost Annual Costs Salvage Value
A $14000 $2500 $5000
B 18000 1000 10000
C 10000 5000 0

Suppose that a firm is considering moving from a batch process to an assembly-line process to better meet evolving market needs. what concerns might the following functions have about this proposed process change: marketing, finance, human resources, accounting, and information systems?

For the year ended december 31, a company has revenues of $323,000 and expenses of $199,000. the company paid $52,400 in dividends during the year. the balance in the retained earnings account before closing is $87,000. which of the following entries would be used to close the dividends account?

Advanced enterprises reports year-end information from 2018 as follows: sales (160,250 units) $968,000 cost of goods sold 641,000 gross margin 327,000 operating expenses 263,000 operating income $64,000 advanced is developing the 2019 budget. in 2019 the company would like to increase selling prices by 14.5%, and as a result expects a decrease in sales volume of 9%. all other operating expenses are expected to remain constant. assume that cost of goods sold is a variable cost and that operating expenses are a fixed cost. should advanced increase the selling price in 2019?