John Rawls owns and operates Philosophical Consulting, Inc. During 2019 and 2020 he made the following purchases of assets for use in the business: Asset Date of Purchase Cost
Office Furniture 5/1/2019 $100,000
Computer System 9/15/2020 $500,000
In addition, his business income before any cost recovery deduction in 2020 is $350,000. Prior to 2020, he only used regular MACRS depreciation for all purchases. However, at the beginning of 2020 he decides to take the maximum deduction possible for all new purchases. Ignore any excess business or net operating loss limitations.
Required: What is the 2020 cost recovery deduction for Philosophical Consulting, Inc?

Joint cost cheyenne, inc. produces three products from a common input. the joint costs for a typical quarter follow: direct materials $45,000 direct labor 55,000 overhead 60,000 the revenues from each product are as follows: product a $75,000 product b 80,000 product c 30,000 management is considering processing product a beyond the split-off point, which would increase the sales value of product a to $116,000. however, to process product a further means that the company must rent some special equipment costing $17,500 per quarter. additional materials and labor also needed would cost $12,650 per quarter. a. what is the gross profit currently being earned by the three products for one quarter? $answer b. what is the effect on quarterly profits if the company decides to process product a further? $answer