6. Yates, Inc. is evaluating two possible investments in depreciable plant assets. The company uses the straight-line method of depreciation. The following information is available: Investment A Investment B Initial capital investment $275,000 $225,000 Estimated useful life 8 years 7 years Estimated residual value $15,000 $20,000 Estimated annual net cash inflow for 10 years $55,000 $35,000 Required rate of return 12% 12% Compute the payback period for each investment. Based on the information presented, which appears to be the better investment and why? Show your calculations and round to one decimal place. (You don’t need to use all the information.)

Vulcan flyovers offers scenic overflights of mount st. helens, the volcano in washington state that explosively erupted in 1982. data concerning the company’s operations in july appear below: vulcan flyovers operating data for the month ended july 31 actual results flexible budget planning budget flights (q) 56 56 54 revenue ($350.00q) $ 16,500 $ 19,600 $ 18,900 expenses: wages and salaries ($3,300 + $91.00q) 8,354 8,396 8,214 fuel ($31.00q) 1,904 1,736 1,674 airport fees ($870 + $35.00q) 2,730 2,830 2,760 aircraft depreciation ($11.00q) 616 616 594 office expenses ($240 + $1.00q) 464 296 294 total expense 14,068 13,874 13,536 net operating income $ 2,432 $ 5,726 $ 5,364 the company measures its activity in terms of flights. customers can buy individual tickets for overflights or hire an entire plane for an overflight at a discount. required: 1. prepare a flexible budget performance report for july that includes revenue and spending variances and activity variances.

Alarge tank is filled to capacity with 500 gallons of pure water. brine containing 2 pounds of salt per gallon is pumped into the tank at a rate of 5 gal/min. the well-mixed solution is pumped out at the same rate. find the number a(t) of pounds of salt in the tank at time t.

Differentiate between the trait, behavioral, and results-based performance appraisal systems, providing an example where each would be most applicable.