Your friend harold is trying to decide whether to buy or lease his next vehicle. he has gathered information about each option but is not sure how to compare the alternatives. purchasing a new vehicle will cost $26,500, and harold expects to spend about $500 per year in maintenance costs. he would keep the vehicle for five years and estimates that the salvage value will be $10,500. alternatively, harold could lease the same vehicle for five years at a cost of $3,480 per year, including maintenance. assume a discount rate of 10 percent.
required:
1.calculate the net present value of harold�s options. (future value of $1, present value of $1, future value annuity of $1, present value annuity of $1.) (use appropriate factor(s) from the tables provided. negative amounts should be indicated by a minus sign. round your final answers to 2 decimal places.)

npv
purchase option
lease option

Why do you think the compensation plans differ at the two firms? in particular, why do you think kaufmann’s pays commissions to salespeople, while parkleigh does not? why does parkleigh offer employees discounts on purchases, while kaufmann’s does not?

Magic realm, inc., has developed a new fantasy board game. the company sold 15,000 games last year at a selling price of $20 per game. fixed expenses associated with the game total $182,000 per year, and variable expenses are $6 per game. production of the game is entrusted to a printing contractor. variable expenses consist mostly of payments to this contractor.required: 1-a. prepare a contribution format income statement for the game last year.1-b. compute the degree of operating leverage.2. management is confident that the company can sell 58,880 games next year (an increase of 12,880 games, or 28%, over last year). given this assumption: a. what is the expected percentage increase in net operating income for next year? b. what is the expected amount of net operating income for next year? (do not prepare an income statement; use the degree of operating leverage to compute your answer.)

Which example would the government consider as intellectual property? a. product design that contains a hologram of the logo of the company b. a copy of a famous artist’s painting in a new medium c. a plant species discovered in the united states for the first time d. a method of production that is common to an entire industry e. a discount structure offered to the customer at a store