XPTO Inc. has to buy a new machine. There are two options: Brand A: machine costs $12,771 and is expected to have a scrap value of $7,209 whenever it is retired. Operating and Maintenance costs are $1,492 for the first year and expected to increase by $1,997 thereafter. Brand B: machine costs $12,141 and is expected to have a scrap value of $7,143 whenever it is retired. Operating and Maintenance costs are $1,850 for the first year and expected to increase by $1,448 thereafter. If the MARR is 10%, determine the minimum equivalent uniform annual cost associated with the optimal economic life of the machine that offers the lowest EUAC. The service life of each machine is 4 years. Note: round your answer to two decimal places, and do not include spaces, currency signs, plus or minus signs, nor commas.

On january 1, 2017, fisher corporation purchased 40 percent (90,000 shares) of the common stock of bowden, inc. for $980,000 in cash and began to use the equity method for the investment. the price paid represented a $48,000 payment in excess of the book value of fisher's share of bowden's underlying net assets. fisher was willing to make this extra payment because of a recently developed patent held by bowden with a 15-year remaining life. all other assets were considered appropriately valued on bowden's books. bowden declares and pays a $90,000 cash dividend to its stockholders each year on september 15. bowden reported net income of $400,000 in 2017 and $348,000 in 2018. each income figure was earned evenly throughout its respective year. on july 1, 2018, fisher sold 10 percent (22,500 shares) of bowden's outstanding shares for $338,000 in cash. although it sold this interest, fisher maintained the ability to significantly influence bowden's decision-making process. prepare the journal entries for fisher for the years of 2017 and 2018. (if no entry is required for a transaction/event, select "no journal entry required" in the first account field. do not round intermediate calculations. round your final answers to the nearest whole dollar.)

Why is it vital to maintain a designer worksheet? a. it separates the designs chosen for the season from those rejected by the company. b. it keeps a record of all designs created by the designer for a season. c. it charts out the development of an entire line through the season and beyond. d. it tracks the development of a design along with costing and production details. done

Sam and diane are completing their federal income taxes for the year and have identified the amounts listed here. how much can they rightfully deduct? • agi: $80,000 • medical and dental expenses: $9,000 • state income taxes: $3,500 • mortgage interest: $9,500 • charitable contributions: $1,000.