What are some of the key reasons why people might believe that modern economic survival depends on the transportation business? (Select all that apply.) Infrastructure is unreliable. All sorts of trade require affordable, prompt, and secure ways to move products and people over long distances under many conditions. Disruption in one area, such as food, throws off economic balance throughout the system, because we are now a global society. All aspects of current life (food, materials, manufactured items) are affected by the transportation business.

Lo.2, 3, 9 lori, who is single, purchased 5-years class property for $200,00 and 7-years class property for $420,000 on may 20, 2018. lori experts the taxable income derived form the business (without regard to the amount expensed under ⧠179) to be about $550,000. lori has determined that she should elect immediate ⧠179 expensing in the amount of $520,000, but she doesn’t know which asset she should completely expense under ⧠179. she does not claim any available additional first-year depreciation. a. determine lori’s total cost recovery deduction if the ⧠179 expense is first taken with respect to the 5-year class asset. b. determine lori’s total cost recovery deduction if the ⧠179 expense is first taken with respect to the 7-year class asset. c. what is your advice for lori? d. assume that lori is in the 24% marginal tax bracket and that she uses ⧠179 on the 7-year asset. determine the present value of the tax savings from the depreciation deductions for both assets. see appendix g for present value factors, and assume a 6% discount rate. e. assume the same facts as in part (d), except that lori decides not to use ⧠179 on either asset. determine the present value of the tax savings under this choice. in addition, determine which option lori should choose. f. present your solution to parts (d) and (e) of the problem in a spreadsheet using appropriate microsoft excel formulas. e-mail your spreadsheet to your instructor with a two-paragraph summary of your findings.

Which of the following would not generally be a motive for a firm to hold inventories? a. to decouple or separate parts of the production process b. to provide a stock of goods that will provide a selection for customers c. to take advantage of quantity discounts d. to minimize holding costs e. all of the above are functions of inventory.

Win goods inc. is a large multinational conglomerate. as a single business unit, the company's stock price is estimated to be $200. however, by adding the actual market stock prices of each of its individual business units, the stock price of the company as one unit would be $300. what is win goods experiencing in this scenario? a. diversification discount b. learning-curveeffects c. experience-curveeffects d. economies of scale