Rogério, a graphic artist, after paying all the expenses in his monthly budget, has a monthly net cash flow of $248. he has decided to add monthly savings to his budget in order to cover his health insurance co-pays and other expenses that come at odd times as listed below: predictable expense amountmedical exams, lab co-pays, health insurance co-pays $640 every yearauto maintenance $35 per quarterauto registration $225 per yearif rogério leaves the cash flow in the checking account for all needs that arise, he runs the risk of not having the money for these very important future expenses. he has decided to make an automatic monthly transfer from his checking account to his savings accounts to cover these other predictable expenses. how can he divide these future expenses into a monthly deposit that can be added to his monthly budget. how much will be left over each month that can be deposited into a general emergency fund? a. $75 future expenses; $173 emergency fundb. $248 future expenses; $0 emergency fundc. $83.75 future expenses; $164.25 emergency fundd. $128.34 future expenses; $119.66 emergency fund

1.     regarding general guidelines for the preparation of successful soups, which of the following statements is true? a. thick soups made with starchy vegetables may thin during storage. b. soups should be seasoned throughout the cooking process. c. finish a cream soup well before serving it to moderate the flavor. d. consommés take quite a long time to cool. student c   incorrect

One of your new suppliers, kim, has been hearing rumors about your firm’s lack of capability to deliver high quality products and writes an email asking you to address the claims being made. in replying to her, you want to be sure that you are very clear and leave no room for misinterpretation. which of the following aspects of effective communication should you give the most attention? (a) making sure you understand kim’s areas of expertise. (b) supporting your reply with relevant data and facts. (c) establishing your credibility as an expert. (d) paying attention to implied communications.

The gilbert instrument corporation is considering replacing the wood steamer it currently uses to shape guitar sides. the steamer has 6 years of remaining life. if kept,the steamer will have depreciaiton expenses of $650 for five years and $325 for the sixthyear. its current book value is $3,575, and it can be sold on an internet auction site for$4,150 at this time. if the old steamer is not replaced, it can be sold for $800 at the endof its useful life. gilbert is considering purchasing the side steamer 3000, a higher-end steamer, whichcosts $12,000 and has an estimated useful life of 6 years with an estimated salvage value of$1,500. this steamer falls into the macrs 5-year class, so the applicable depreciationrates are 20.00%, 32.00%, 19.20%, 11.52%, 11.52%, and 5.76%. the new steamer is fasterand allows for an output expansion, so sales would rise by $2,000 per year; the newmachine's much greater efficiency would reduce operating expenses by $1,900 per year.to support the greater sales, the new machine would require that inventories increase by$2,900, but accounts payable would simultaneously increase by $700. gilbert's marginalfederal-plus-state tax rate is 40%, and its wacc is 15%.a. should it replace the old steamer? b. npv of replace = $2,083.51