On April 1, Cyclone's Co. purchases a trencher for $314,000. The machine is expected to last five years and have a salvage value of $57,000. Exercise 8-11 Straight-line, partial-year depreciation LO C2 Compute depreciation expense at December 31 for the first and second year assuming the company uses the straight-line method.

Which type of unemployment would increase if workers lost their jobs because their positions were replaced by an automated process? a) cyclical b) frictional c) international d) structural

Michael works in an it firm that is well known for making innovative products. michael is asked to develop a product that would serve an unmet need. though he has many ideas for it, none of them quite fits the bill. he finally decides to stand back from the problem for a period of time and ceases to consciously think about the yet-to-be-developed product. after a week, as he looks over his notes, he realizes the solution. the period of time in which michael did not consciously work on the problem is referred to as

enrique borrowed $3600 to put a down payment on a motorcycle. the loan had a simple interest rate of 8% for 2 years. use the formula i = prt to find the amount of interest he will pay on the loan. i = interest; p = principal; r = rate (expressed as a decimal 0.08); t = time in years.