Emma is trying to decide whether to buy a new laptop. As a student, she has a budget and wants to make sure this is the right financial decision. Which question should she ask herself in determining the opportunity cost of this purchase? What will I have to sacrifice if I buy this laptop?
Can I use credit to buy this laptop?
Do I need this laptop for my studies?
Is there a less costly alternative to buying this laptop?

At the end of the year, blossom co. has pretax financial income of $561,000. included in the $561,000 is $73,000 interest income on municipal bonds, $25,000 fine for dumping hazardous waste, and depreciation of $64,400. depreciation for tax purposes is $48,300. compute income taxes payable, assuming the tax rate is 30% for all periods.

You are chairman of the board of a successful technology firm. there is a nominal federal corporate tax rate of 35 percent, yet the effective tax rate of the typical corporation is about 12.6%. your firm has been clever with use of transfer pricing and keeping money abroad and has barely paid any taxes over the last 5 years; during this same time period, profits were $28 billion. one member of the board feels that it is un-american to use various accounting strategies in order to avoid paying taxes. others feel that these are legal loopholes and corporations have a fiduciary responsibility to minimize taxes. one board member quoted what the ceo of exxon once said: “i’m not a u.s. company and i don’t make decisions based on what’s good for the u.s.” what are the alternatives? what are your recommendations? why do you recommend this course of action?

Our uncle has $300,000 invested at 7.5%, and he now wants to retire. he wants to withdraw $35,000 at the end of each year, starting at the end of this year. he also wants to have $25,000 left to give you when he ceases to withdraw funds from the account. for how many years can he make the $35,000 withdrawals and still have $25,000 left in the end? a. 14.21b. 14.96c. 15.71d. 16.49e. 17.32