Tamarisk Leasing Company signs a lease agreement on January 1, 2020, to lease electronic equipment to Carla Vista Company. The term of the non-cancelable lease is 2 years, and payments are required at the end of each year. The following information relates to this agreement: 1. Carla Vista has the option to purchase the equipment for $24,500 upon termination of the lease. It is not reasonably certain that Carla Vista will exercise this option. 2. The equipment has a cost of $290,000 and fair value of $319,000 to Tamarisk Leasing. The useful economic life is 2 years, with a residual value of $24,500. 3. Tamarisk Leasing desires to earn a return of 5% on its investment. 4. Collectibility of the payments by Tamarisk Leasing is probable.

True or false: a smart store layout moves customers in and out as fast as possible. a) true b) false

Lusk corporation produces and sells 14,300 units of product x each month. the selling price of product x is $25 per unit, and variable expenses are $19 per unit. a study has been made concerning whether product x should be discontinued. the study shows that $72,000 of the $102,000 in monthly fixed expenses charged to product x would not be avoidable even if the product was discontinued. if product x is discontinued, the annual financial advantage (disadvantage) for the company of eliminating this product should be:

University hero is considering expanding operations beyond its healthy sandwiches. jim axelrod, vice president of marketing, would like to add a line of smoothies with a similar health emphasis. each smoothie would include two free health supplements such as vitamins, antioxidants, and protein. jim believes smoothie sales should fill the slow mid-afternoon period. adding the line of smoothies would require purchasing additional freezer space, machinery, and equipment. jim provides the following projections of net sales, net income, and average total assets in support of his proposal. sandwichesonly sandwiches and smoothies net sales $ 750,000 $ 1,350,000 net income 120,000 210,000 average total assets 350,000 750,000 return on assetschoose numerator ÷ choose denominator = return on assets÷ = return on assets÷ = profit margin÷ = profit margin÷ = asset turnover÷ = asset turnover÷ = times