Bryant Company has a factory machine with a book value of $88,900 and a remaining useful life of 7 years. It can be sold for $31,600. A new machine is available at a cost of $484,500. This machine will have a 7-year useful life with no salvage value. The new machine will lower annual variable manufacturing costs from $613,200 to $508,100. Prepare an analysis showing whether the old machine should be retained or replaced.

Helen tells her nephew, bernard, that she will pay him $100 if he will stop smoking for six months. helen was hopeful that if bernard stopped smoking for six months, he would stop altogether. bernard stops smoking for six months but then resumes his smoking. helen will not pay him. she says that the type of promise she made cannot constitute a binding contract and that, furthermore, it was at least implied that he would stop smoking for good. can bernard legally collect $100 from helen