At the beginning of the year, Poplock began a calendar-year dog boarding business called Griff's Palace. Poplock bought and placed in service the following assets during the year: Date Cost
Asset Acquired Basis
Computer equipment 3/23 $5,000
Dog grooming furniture 5/12 7,000
Pickup truck 9/17 10,000
Commercial building 10/11 270,000
Land (one acre) 10/11 80,000
Assuming Poplock does not elect §179 expensing or bonus depreciation, answer the following questions: (Use MACRS Table 1, Table 2, Table 3, Table 4 and Table 5.) (Round your answers to the nearest whole dollar amount.)
a. What is Poplock’s year 1 depreciation expense for each asset? (Leave no answer blank. Enter zero if applicable.)
b. What is Poplock’s year 2 depreciation expense for each asset? (Leave no answer blank. Enter zero if applicable.)

Problem 9-5. net present value and taxes [lo 1, 2] penguin productions is evaluating a film project. the president of penguin estimates that the film will cost $20,000,000 to produce. in its first year, the film is expected to generate $16,500,000 in net revenue, after which the film will be released to video. video is expected to generate $10,000,000 in net revenue in its first year, $2,500,000 in its second year, and $1,000,000 in its third year. for tax purposes, amortization of the cost of the film will be $12,000,000 in year 1 and $8,000,000 in year 2. the company’s tax rate is 35 percent, and the company requires a 12 percent rate of return on its films. required what is the net present value of the film project? to simplify, assume that all outlays to produce the film occur at time 0. should the company produce the film?

Which term best fits the sentence? is the process of reasoning, analyzing, and making important decisions. it’s an important skill in making career decisions. a. critical thinking b. weighing pros and cons c. goal setting

Winners of the georgia lotto drawing are given the choice of receiving the winning amount divided equally over 2121 years or as a lump-sum cash option amount. the cash option amount is determined by discounting the annual winning payment at 88% over 2121 years. this week the lottery is worth $1616 million to a single winner. what would the cash option payout be?