Statfeld Company's income statement for the current month shows that the company sold 300,000 units of its product and earned a net operating income of $450,000, Management is very pleased with the result and believes the company's financial position is strong because sales would have to go down by 40% from the current level before losses would occur. Management further believes that if the company runs a new TV commercial at a cost of $50,000 per month, sales volume next month could grow by 20% from the current sales level without the need to lower the sales price. If this action is taken, what will be the increase decrease in the next month's net operating income from the current month? a. Increase of $175,000
b. Increase of $40,000
c. Increase of $225,000
d. Decrease by $50,000
e. None of the above.

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