An assembly operation at a software company now requires $100,000 per year in labor costs. a robot can be purchased and installed to automate this operation. the robot will cost $200,000 and will have no market value at the end of its 10-year study period. maintenance and operation expenses of the robot are estimated to be $64,000 per year. invested capital must earn at least 12% per year. use the irr method to determine if the robot is a justifiable investment.

Which is the correct expansion of the term internet? a. internetwork b. institutional network c. instructional network d. international network

Magic realm, inc., has developed a new fantasy board game. the company sold 15,000 games last year at a selling price of $20 per game. fixed expenses associated with the game total $182,000 per year, and variable expenses are $6 per game. production of the game is entrusted to a printing contractor. variable expenses consist mostly of payments to this contractor. required: 1-a. prepare a contribution format income statement for the game last year.1-b. compute the degree of operating leverage.2. management is confident that the company can sell 58,880 games next year (an increase of 12,880 games, or 28%, over last year). given this assumption: a. what is the expected percentage increase in net operating income for next year? b. what is the expected amount of net operating income for next year? (do not prepare an income statement; use the degree of operating leverage to compute your answer.)

Which of the following would cause a shift to the right of the supply curve for gasoline? i. a large increase in the price of public transportation. ii. a large decrease in the price of automobiles. iii. a large reduction in the costs of producing gasoline