Samantha is trying to determine how she can save money by cutting her electricity bill. She is currently on a standard use plan for electricity and pays 8. 5 cents per kWh. She keeps track of when she uses electricity and is thinking about switching to an interval use plan for electricity which costs 2 cents per kWh for off-peak use and 13 cents per kWh for on-peak use. Off-peak hours are from 8PM - 8AM and on-peak hours are from 8AM - 8PM. Below is the chart of her electricity usage: Samantha’s Electricity Usage Per Month 1100 kWh between 8PM and 8AM 800 kWh between 8AM and 8PM Explain and justify which plan would best suit her needs. A. Samantha should not switch to the interval use plan, which would cost $126. 00 more per month. B. Samantha should switch to the interval use plan, which would save her $126. 00 per month. C. Samantha should switch to the interval use plan, which would save her $35. 50 per month. D. Samantha should not switch to the interval use plan, which would cost $35. 50 more per month.

Sarah salesrep is brand new to her job selling "lifetime" printers that never need replacement ink cartridges. the problem is that these printers cost ten times more than a regular printer, so it is difficult to get prospective buyers to understand the cost savings of buying it. to break through the barrier and begin making sales, sarah should use a analysis that highlights her printer's lower cost.

Bridgeport company began operations at the beginning of 2018. the following information pertains to this company. 1. pretax financial income for 2018 is $115,000. 2. the tax rate enacted for 2018 and future years is 40%. 3. differences between the 2018 income statement and tax return are listed below: (a) warranty expense accrued for financial reporting purposes amounts to $7,500. warranty deductions per the tax return amount to $2,200. (b) gross profit on construction contracts using the percentage-of-completion method per books amounts to $94,700. gross profit on construction contracts for tax purposes amounts to $67,100. (c) depreciation of property, plant, and equipment for financial reporting purposes amounts to $61,800. depreciation of these assets amounts to $75,700 for the tax return. (d) a $3,600 fine paid for violation of pollution laws was deducted in computing pretax financial income. (e) interest revenue recognized on an investment in tax-exempt municipal bonds amounts to $1,500. 4. taxable income is expected for the next few years. (assume (a) is short-term in nature; assume (b) and (c) are long-term in nature.) (a) prepare the reconciliation schedule for 2017 and future years. (b) prepare the journal entry to record income tax expense for 2017. (c) prepare the income tax expense section of the income statement beginning with “income before income taxes.” (d) determine how the deferred taxes will appear on the balance sheet at the end of 2017.

Suppose an economy has only two sectors: goods and services. each year, goods sells 80% of its outputs to services and keeps the rest, while services sells 62% of its output to goods and retains the rest. find equilibrium prices for the annual outputs of the goods and services sectors that make each sector's income match its expenditures.