Read this claim from a newspaper editorial. 70 PTS Young African American, Hispanic, or American Indian men and women have much higher unemployment rates than whites. Regardless of anti-discrimination laws, it is evident that employers haven’t gotten the message. The statistics clearly show that people making the hiring decisions have not begun to shed their stereotypes and prejudices.

Evaluate the claim in the editorial, using information from the Survey of Young Workers as described in the text.

Xinhong company is considering replacing one of its manufacturing machines. the machine has a book value of $39,000 and a remaining useful life of 5 years, at which time its salvage value will be zero. it has a current market value of $49,000. variable manufacturing costs are $33,300 per year for this machine. information on two alternative replacement machines follows. alternative a alternative b cost $ 115,000 $ 117,000 variable manufacturing costs per year 22,900 10,100 1. calculate the total change in net income if alternative a and b is adopted. 2. should xinhong keep or replace its manufacturing machine