ABC Systems located in Alabama expects a 9% after-tax rate of return on an equipment investment. The state tax rate is 6%. If the company is in the 34% federal tax bracket, estimate the before-tax rate of return required HINT: Compute the combined tax rate FIRST, then back calculate the Before Tax ROR. Use page 419 for the relationships needed or use your notes

Almost 80% of business owners are clueless about the competition, resulting in a) lost market share and customers. b) needless lawsuits. c) uninspired products. d) lack of perseverance

You are evaluating two different silicon wafer milling machines. the techron i costs $285,000, has a three-year life, and has pretax operating costs of $78,000 per year. the techron ii costs $495,000, has a five-year life, and has pretax operating costs of $45,000 per year. for both milling machines, use straight-line depreciation to zero over the project’s life and assume a salvage value of $55,000. if your tax rate is 24 percent and your discount rate is 11 percent, compute the eac for both machines.

When the amount for land is 36,000 and the amount paid for expenses is 10,000, the balance of total asset is