Dragonfly, inc. is evaluating two possible investments in depreciable plant assets. the company uses the straight-line method of depreciation. the following information is available: investment a investment b initial capital investment $ 105 000 $ 158 000 estimated useful life 10 years 10 years estimated residual value 0 $ 20 000 estimated annual net cash inflow for 10 years $ 30 000 $ 42 000 required rate of return 12% calculate the payback period for investment a. (round your answer to two decimal places.)

The production manager of rordan corporation has submitted the following quarterly production forecast for the upcoming fiscal year: 1st quarter 2nd quarter 3rd quarter 4th quarter units to be produced 10,800 8,500 7,100 11,200 each unit requires 0.25 direct labor-hours, and direct laborers are paid $20.00 per hour. required: 1. prepare the company’s direct labor budget for the upcoming fiscal year. assume that the direct labor workforce is adjusted each quarter to match the number of hours required to produce the forecasted number of units produced. 2. prepare the company’s direct labor budget for the upcoming fiscal year, assuming that the direct labor workforce is not adjusted each quarter. instead, assume that the company’s direct labor workforce consists of permanent employees who are guaranteed to be paid for at least 2,500 hours of work each quarter. if the number of required direct labor-hours is less than this number, the workers are paid for 2,500 hours anyway. any hours worked in excess of 2,500 hours in a quarter are paid at the rate of 1.5 times the normal hourly rate for direct labor.

Donna and gary are involved in an automobile accident. gary initiates a lawsuit against donna by filing a complaint. if donna files a motion to dismiss, she is asserting that

In the past, peter kelle's tire dealership in baton rouge sold an average of 1,200 radials each year. in the past 2 years, 200 and 250, respectively were sold in fall, 360 and 300 in winter, 150 and 175 in spring, and 320 and 645 in summer. with a major expansion planned, kelle projects sales next year to increase to 1,400 radials. based on next year's projected sales, the demand for each season is going to be