Biohealth, a biodevice systems leasing company, is considering a new equipment purchase to replace a currently-owned asset that was purchased 2 years ago for $250,000. it is appraised at a current market value of only $50,000. an upgrade is possible for $200,000 now that would be adequate for another 3 years of lease rights, after which the entire system could be sold on the international circuit for an estimated $40,000. the challenger can be purchased at a cost of $300,000, has an expected life of 10 years, and has a $50,000 salvage value. determine whether the company should upgrade or replace at a marr of 12% per year. assume the aoc estimates are the same for both alternatives.

Witch is an example of a non durable good?

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?

Identify an organization with the low-total-cost value proposition and suggest at least two possible measures within each of the four balanced scorecard perspectives.