Rottweiler Obedience School’s December 31, 2018, balance sheet showed net fixed assets of $1,945,000, and the December 31, 2019, balance sheet showed net fixed assets of $2,137,000. The company’s 2019 income statement showed a depreciation expense of $335,000. What was the company’s net capital spending for 2019? (Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answer to the nearest whole number, e. g., 32.)

Banana computers has decided to procure processing chips required for its laptops from external suppliers instead of manufacturing them in their own facilities. how will this decision affect the firm? a. the firm will be protected against the principal-agent problem. b. the firm's administrative costs will be low because of necessary bureaucracy. c. the firm will have more flexibility in purchasing and comparing prices of goods and services. d. the firm will have high-powered incentives, such as hourly wages and salaries.