You are a financial analyst for loch motor company and have been asked to determine the impact of alternative depreciation methods. for your analysis, you have been asked to compare methods based on a machine that cost $186,000. the estimated useful life is 8 years, and the estimated residual value is $37,760. the machine has an estimated useful life in productive output of 218,000 units. actual output was 29,000 in year 1 and 25,000 in year 2.

required:
1. for years 1 and 2 only, prepare separate depreciation schedules assuming:

a. straight-line method.
b. units-of-production method.
c. double-de clining-balance method.

2. evaluate each method in terms of its effect on cash flow, fixed asset turnover, and eps. assuming that ford motor company is most interested in reducing taxes and maintaining a high eps for year 1, what would you recommend to management? would your recommendation change for year 2? why or why not?

At the local level, the main role of ctsos is to encourage students to become urge them to programs and competitive events. 1. a. interns b. trainees c. members 2. a. participate b. train c. win

Suppose the government decides to issue a new savings bond that is guaranteed to double in value if you hold it for 20 years. assume you purchase a bond that costs $25. a. what is the exact rate of return you would earn if you held the bond for 20 years until it doubled in value? (do not round intermediate calculations and enter your answer as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places, e. g., 32.16.) b. if you purchased the bond for $25 in 2017 at the then current interest rate of .27 percent year, how much would the bond be worth in 2027? (do not round intermediate calculations and round your answer to 2 decimal places, e. g., 32.16.) c. in 2027, instead of cashing in the bond for its then current value, you decide to hold the bond until it doubles in face value in 2037. what annual rate of return will you earn over the last 10 years? (do not

Alamar petroleum company offers its employees the option of contributing retirement funds up to 5% of their wages or salaries, with the contribution being matched by alamar. the company also pays 80% of medical and life insurance premiums. deductions relating to these plans and other payroll information for the first biweekly payroll period of february are listed as follows: wages and salaries $ 2,800,000 employee contribution to voluntary retirement plan 92,000 medical insurance premiums 50,000 life insurance premiums 9,800 federal income taxes to be withheld 480,000 local income taxes to be withheld 61,000 payroll taxes: federal unemployment tax rate 0.60 % state unemployment tax rate (after futa deduction) 5.40 % social security tax rate 6.20 % medicare tax rate 1.45 % required: prepare the appropriate journal entries to record salaries and wages expense and payroll tax expense for the biweekly pay period. assume that no employee's cumulative wages exceed the relevant wage bases for social security, and that all employees' cumulative wages do exceed the relevant unemployment wage bases.