Suppose two types of students, those from rural areas and those from urban areas, apply to college. there are only two types of performances, excellent and poor. it has been found that a higher percentage of urban students perform poorly than rural students. the colleges decide to admit only students applying from rural areas. this policy could be referred to as group of answer choices employer discrimination. statistical discrimination. employee discrimination. consumer prejudice. productivity bias.

Precision dyes is analyzing two machines to determine which one it should purchase. the company requires a rate of return of 15 percent and uses straight-line depreciation to a zero book value over the life of its equipment. ignore bonus depreciation. machine a has a cost of $462,000, annual aftertax cash outflows of $46,200, and a four-year life. machine b costs $898,000, has annual aftertax cash outflows of $16,500, and has a seven-year life. whichever machine is purchased will be replaced at the end of its useful life. which machine should the company purchase and how much less is that machine's eac as compared to the other machine's