The cost of equipment purchased by Charleston, Inc., on June 1, 2020, is $89,000. It is estimated that the machine will have a $5,000 salvage value at the end of its service life. Its service life is estimated at 7 years, its total working hours are estimated at 42,000, and its total production is estimated at 525,000 units. During 2020, the machine was operated 6,000 hours and produced 55,000 units. During 2021, the machine was operated 5,500 hours and produced 48,000 units. Compute depreciation expense on the machine for the year ending December 31,2020, and the year ending December 31, 2021, using the following methods.
a. Straight-line.
b. Units-of-output.
c. Working hours.
d. Sum-of-the-years’-digits.
e. Declining-balance (twice the straight-line rate).

Juan has a retail business selling skateboard supplies he maintains large stockpiles of every item he sells in a warehouse on the outskirts of town he keeps finding that he has to reorder certain supplies all the time but others only once a year how can he solve this problem?

Which statement about the cost of the options is true? she would save $1,000 by choosing option b. she would save $5,650 by choosing option a. she would save $11,200 by choosing option b. she would save $11,300 by choosing option a.

Alandlord rented an art studio to an artist. under the terms of the signed, written, two-year lease, the artist agreed to pay the landlord $1,000 per month and to assume responsibility for all necessary repairs. after the first year of the lease, the artist assigned the balance of his lease to a sculptor. the landlord approved the sculptor as a tenant and accepted two rent payments from her, and then the landlord sold the building to an investor. the sculptor had made two payments to the investor when an electrical fire broke out in the studio, injuring the sculptor. the fire was caused by faulty wiring. the landlord was aware that there was a dangerous wiring problem when he leased the property to the artist. but when the landlord discovered how costly repairs would be, he decided it would be more profitable to sell the property than to repair it. the problem was not easily discoverable by anyone other than an expert electrician, and the landlord did not tell the artist, the sculptor, or the investor about the problem. the sculptor sues to recover damages for her injuries. from whom can the sculptor recover?