Rains company purchased equipment on january 1 at a list price of $75,000, with credit terms 2/10, n/30. payment was made within the discount period. rains paid $3,750 sales tax on the equipment, and paid installation charges of $1,320. prior to installation, rains paid $3,000 to pour a concrete slab on which to place the equipment. what is the total cost of the new equipment? a. $78,750.b. $81,570.c. $83,070.d. $75,750.

Amachine purchased three years ago for $720,000 has a current book value using straight-line depreciation of $400,000: its operating expenses are $60,000 per year. a replacement machine would cost $480,000, have a useful life of nine years, and would require $26,000 per year in operating expenses. it has an expected salvage value of $130,000 after nine years. the current disposal value of the old machine is $170,000: if it is kept 9 more years, its residual value would be $20,000. calculate the total costs in keeping the old machine and purchase a new machine. should the old machine be replaced?

It is estimated that over 100,000 students will apply to the top 30 m.b.a. programs in the united states this year. a. using the concept of net present value and opportunity cost, when is it rational for an individual to pursue an m.b.a. degree. b. what would you expect to happen to the number of applicants if the starting salaries of managers with m.b.a. degrees remained constant but salaries of managers without such degrees decreased by 20 percent

If airlines do not change their prices how else might they try to compete with each other?