Depreciation for Partial Periods Hathaway Company purchased a copying machine for $8,700 on October 1, 2019. The machine's residual value was $500 and its expected service life was 5 years. Hathaway computes depreciation expense to the nearest whole month. Required: Compute depreciation expense for 2019 and 2020 using the following methods: (Round your answers to the nearest dollar.) Straight-line method 2019 $ 2020 $ Sum-of-the-years'-digits method 2019 $ 2020 $ Double-declining-balance method 2019 $ 2020 $ Next Level Which method produces the highest book value at the end of 2020

Shareholders of tesla recently expressed concerns that elon musk should give up some of his power on tesla's board by appointing two independent directors. which of the following is not a reason why elon musk is perceived to have significant power over tesla's board? 1. he is the founder of the firm and a successful entrepreneur, thus board members may be hesitant to challenge him.2. as the ceo and chairman of the firm he can easily determine what the board should discuss and how it should vote on strategic issues.3. all board members, except for kimbal, have been appointed to the board during elon's tenure.4. many of the firm's directors are outsider investment managers whose interests would not be aligned with those of firms' shareholders.

Richardson hired j. c. flood company, a plumbing contractor, to correct a stoppage in the sewer line of her house. the plumbing company's 'snake' device, used to clear the line leading to the main sewer, became caught in the underground line. to release it, the company excavated a portion of the sewer line in richardson's backyard. in the process, the company discovered numerous leaks in a rusty, defective water pipe that ran parallel with the sewer line. to meet public regulations, the water pipe, of a type no longer approved for such service, had to be replaced either then or later, when the yard would have to be excavated again. the plumbing company proceeded to repair the water pipe. though richardson inspected the company's work daily and did not express any objection to the extra work involved in replacing the water pipe, she refused to pay any part of the total bill after the company completed the entire operation. j. c. flood company then sued richardson for the costs of labor and material it had furnished. (c) for what, if anything, should richardson be liable? explain."

Tara and her parents want to save at least $40,000 for college in 8 years. which statement describes the most effective savings plan for tara and her parents to meet their goal? tara and her parents should make deposits of $300 every month into a college savings account. tara and her parents should make deposits of $450 every month into a college savings account. tara and her parents should make deposits of $3,000 every year into a college savings account. tara and her parents should make deposits of $4,000 every year into a college savings account