Deep Mining, Inc., is contemplating the acquisition of some new equipment for controlling coal dust that costs $174,000. The firm uses depreciation which allows for 33.33 percent, 44.44 percent, 14.82 percent, and 7.41 percent depreciation over years 1 to 4, respectively. After that time, the equipment will be worthless. The equipment can be leased for $53,100 a year for 4 years. The firm can borrow money at 11.5 percent and has a 36 percent tax rate. What is value of the lease? Should the firm purchase the asset via debt-financing or sign a long-term financial lease agreement?

Every 10 years, the federal government sponsors a national survey of health and health practices (nhanes). one question in the survey asks participants to rate their overall health using a 5-point rating scale. what is the scale of measurement used for this question? ratio ordinal interval nominal

From a business perspective, an information system provides a solution to a problem or challenge facing a firm and represents a combination of management, organization, and technology elements. the organization's hierarchy, functional specialties, business processes, culture, and political interest groups are components of which element of information systems?

Asemiprofessional baseball team near your town plays two home games each month at the local baseball park. they split the concessions 50/50 with the city, but keep revenue from ticket sales for themselves. the city charges the team $100 each month for the three-month season. the team pays the players and manager a total of $1,000 a month. the team charges $10 for each ticket, and the average customer spends $7 at the concession stand. attendance averages 30 people at each home game. in order to break even, how many tickets does the team need to sell for each game? a. 33b. 37c. 41e. 49f. 244