One negative consequence of using automation to improve manufacturing production is that factories often need fewer workers. production will often slow down. costs often rise for producers. prices often increase for consumers

Russell's is considering purchasing $697,400 of equipment for a four-year project. the equipment falls in the five-year macrs class with annual percentages of .2, .32, .192, .1152, .1152, and .0576 for years 1 to 6, respectively. at the end of the project the equipment can be sold for an estimated $135,000. the required return is 13.2 percent and the tax rate is 23 percent. what is the amount of the aftertax salvage value of the equipment assuming no bonus depreciation is taken

Activity-based costing (abc) is not truly a cost collection mechanism as much as it is an inventory valuation method. the main purpose for implementing an activity-based cost system is to try to overcome some of the cost distortions that occur in traditional costing from product differences when there are variations in size and complexity. however, one of the disadvantages of utilizing abc is that the additional information gathering necessary to implement costing with that level of detail might be beyond the reach of some companies with resource or financial constraints. with this in mind, what kinds of industries or companies do you think would benefit most from using activity-based costing and why? in designing or modifying an accounting system to capture appropriate costs for abc, what considerations do you think would need to be made?

Ll companies has sales of $9,800, net income of $1,060, total assets of $8,950, and total debt of $4,760. assets and costs are proportional to sales. debt and equity are not. a dividend of $371 was paid, and the company wishes to maintain a constant payout ratio. next year's sales are projected to be $10,584. what is the amount of the external financing need?