As a general rule of thumb, of the total ownership costs of a system occur late in the life cycle, due to costs associated with operations and support.

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?

Sye chase started and operated a small family architectural firm in 2016. the firm was affected by two events: (1) chase provided $25,000 of services on account, and (2) he purchased $2,800 of supplies on account. there were $250 of supplies on hand as of december 31, 2016. record the two transactions in the accounts. record the required year-end adjusting entry to reflect the use of supplies and the required closing entries. post the entries in the t-accounts and prepare a post-closing trial balance.

The undress company produces a dress that women use to quickly and easily change in public. the company is just over a year old and has been successful through a kickstarter campaign. the undress company has identified a customer segment, but if it wants to reach a larger customer segment market outside of the kickstarter family, what question must it answer?