Samson purchased some equipment for $86,749 on March 15, 2017. He decided he did not need the equipment and sold it on March 10, 2018 for $82,000. The equipment was subject to depreciation of $16,851 for 2017 and 2018. What gain or loss will Samson recognize on the sale of the equipment? A. $4,749 ordinary loss.
B. $12,102 ordinary gain.
C. $12,102 capital gain.
D. $4,749 capital loss.

Sharon had some insider information about a corporate takeover. she unintentionally informed a friend, who immediately bought the stock in the target corporation. the takeover occurred and the friend made a substantial profit from buying and selling the stock. the friend told sharon about his stock dealings, and gave her a pearl necklace because she "made it all possible." the necklace was worth $10,000, but she already owned more jewelry than she desired.

The winston company estimates that the factory overhead for the following year will be $1,250,000. the company has decided that the basis for applying factory overhead should be machine hours, which is estimated to be 50,000 hours. the total machine hours for the year were 54,300. the actual factory overhead for the year were $1,375,000. determine the over- or underapplied amount for the year.

Which critical success factor improves with reduced cycle time, better quality standards, and improved efficiency when an is is implemented?