G Vaughn Manufacturing purchased a new machine on October 1, 2022 at a cost of $124,800. The company estimated that the machine has a salvage value of $9,600. The machine is expected to be used for 96,000 working hours during its 8-year life. Compute depreciation using the following methods in the year indicated. (a) Straight-line for 2022 and 2023, assuming a December 31 year-end. (Round answers to 0 decimal place, e. g. 1520.) 2022 2023 Straight-line method $enter a dollar amount $enter a dollar amount

David burdick is the ceo of acme bubblegum, a successful public company. as one of the cofounders of the company, burdick has enjoyed speaking and writing about the success of acme bubblegum for several years. typically, he speaks at conferences or directly to the press, but recently, he has been blogging about his firm anonymously. specifically, he defended a recent advertising campaign that was unpopular among consumers and pointedly attacked one of acme bubblegum’s competitors. burdick deeply enjoys his anonymous blogging and believes that none of his readers actually know that he works for acme bubblegum.should burdick be allowed to praise his company’s performance anonymously online? should he be allowed to attack his competitors without disclosing his relationship with the company? how would you feel if the ceo of a company at which you shopped was secretly writing criticisms of his or her competition? how would you feel if you knew a writer for your favorite blog was actually closely involved in a company that the blog discussed? 1. define the ethical issue? 2. who are the primary stakeholders? 3. what are the possible alternatives? 4. how could you evaluate the ethical implications of the alternative actions (use appropriate decision rules)? 5. what action would you recommend and why?