Assume Organic Ice Cream Company, Inc., bought a new ice cream production kit (pasteurizer/homogenizer, cooler, aging vat, freezer, and filling machine) at the beginning of the year at a cost of $16,000. The estimated useful life was four years, and the residual value was $1,600. Assume that the estimated productive life of the machine was 9,600 hours. Actual annual usage was 3,840 hours in Year 1; 2,880 hours in Year 2; 1,920 hours in Year 3; and 960 hours in Year 4. Required: 1. Complete a separate depreciation schedule for each of the alternative methods. a. Straight-line. b. Units-of-production. c. Double-declining-balance.

Anheuser-busch inbev is considering you for an entry-level brand management position. you have been asked to prepare an analysis of the u. s. craft beer industry as part of the selection process. prepare a 3-5 page report that includes a description of the industry’s strategically relevant macro-environmental components, evaluates competition in the industry, assesses drivers of change and industry dynamics, and lists industry key success factors. the company’s management also asks that you propose the basic elements of a strategic action plan that will allow the company to improve its competitive position in the market for craft beer. you must provide a heading in your report for each of the required elements of the assignment.