A granary is considering a conveyor used in the manufacture of grain for transporting, filling, or emptying. It can be purchased and installed for $70,000 with $3,000 salvage value after 16 years. Operation and maintenance is expected to be $18,000 per year. The granary uses MACRS-GDS depreciation, has a marginal tax rate of 40 percent, and a MARR of 9 percent after taxes. If this conveyor is put into service, it will be the only capital investment for the year. a. Determine the after-tax annual worth assuming the investment tax credit has been reinstated at the 10 percent level. b. Determine the after-tax annual worth, assuming the Section 179 expense deduction is used.

Christopher kim, cfa, is a banker with batts brothers, an investment banking firm. kim follows the energy industry and has frequent contact with industry executives. kim is contacted by the ceo of a large oil and gas corporation who wants batts brothers to underwrite a secondary offering of the company's stock. the ceo offers kim the opportunity to fly on his private jet to his ranch in texas for an exotic game hunting expedition if kim's firm can complete the underwriting within 90 days. according to cfa institute standards of conduct, kim: a) may accept the offer as long as he discloses the offer to batts brothers.b) may not accept the offer because it is considered lavish entertainment.c) must obtain written consent from batts brothers before accepting the offer.