The controller of Fortnight Co. has requested a quick estimate of the manufacturing supplies needed for the Cleveland Plant for the month of July, when production is expected to be 600,000 units to meet the ending inventory requirements and sales of 605,000 units. Fortnight Co.'s budget analyst has the following actual data for the last three months.
Month Production in units Manufacturing Supplies
March 515,000 $668,860
April 670,000 854,860
May 610,0005 768,510
Using the high-low method to develop a cost estimating equation, the total estimated cost of needed manufacturing supplies for July would be : (CMA adapted)

Lambert manufacturing has $100,000 to invest in either project a or project b. the following data are available on these projects (ignore income taxes.): project a project b cost of equipment needed now $100,000 $60,000 working capital investment needed now - $40,000 annual cash operating inflows $40,000 $35,000 salvage value of equipment in 6 years $10,000 - both projects will have a useful life of 6 years and the total cost approach to net present value analysis. at the end of 6 years, the working capital investment will be released for use elsewhere. lambert's required rate of return is 14%. the net present value of project b is: