You are considering the purchase of one of two machines required in your production process.
Machine A has a life of two years. Machine A costs $50 initially and then $70 per year in maintenance.
Machine B has an initial cost of $90. It requires $40 in maintenance for each year of its three-year life.
Either machine must be replaced at the end of its life.
Which is the better machine for the firm? The discount rate is 15 percent and the tax rate is zero.

The cost of labor is significantly lower in many countries than in the united states. if you move manufacturing to a facility to a country labeled as part of the axis of evil and a threat to world peace you will increase the net income of your client by $10 million per the facility is located in a country which limits personal freedom and engages in state sponsored terrorism. imagine you are a marketing consultant. (a) what would you tell the executives to do? (b) what are the alternatives? what are your recommendations? why do you recommend this course of action?