Should I buy a plastic pumpkin with an electric bulb for $80 as a replacement for my annual purchase of 1 fresh pumpkin? Assume that I consider both types of pumpkin to be equal satisfactory in creating holiday spirit. The fresh pumpkin will cost $3 this year, and a box of votive candles sufficient to last the season costs $5. It takes me 1 hour to carve a pumpkin. I normally value my own labor for home projects at $20 per hour (since work in the home is tax free), but since pumpkin carving is semi-enjoyable, I assess that my time is worth $10 per hour in this activity. I anticipate that all costs, including labor costs, will increase 5% per year. I expect the plastic pumpkin to last 5 years, with no salvage value. I have a personal discount rate of 10% per annum.

Analyzing operational changes operating results for department b of delta company during 2016 are as follows: sales $540,000 cost of goods sold 378,000 gross profit 162,000 direct expenses 120,000 common expenses 66,000 total expenses 186,000 net loss $(24,000) suppose that department b could increase physical volume of product sold by 10% if it spent an additional $18,000 on advertising while leaving selling prices unchanged. what effect would this have on the department's net income or net loss? (ignore income tax in your calculations.) use a negative sign to indicate a net loss answer; otherwise do not use negative signs with your answers. sales $answer cost of goods sold answer gross profit answer direct expenses answer common expenses answer total expenses answer net income (loss) $answer