On January 1 of this year, Shannon Company completed the following transactions (assume a 9% annual interest rate): (FV of $1, PV of $1, FVA of $1, and PVA of $1) a. Bought a delivery truck and agreed to pay $61,600 at the end of three years.
b. Rented an office building and was given the option of paying $11,600 at the end of each of the next three years or paying $29,600 immediately.
c. Established a savings account by depositing a single amount that will increase to $93,200 at the end of seven years.
d. Decided to deposit a single sum in the bank that will provide 9 equal annual year-end payments of $41,600 to a retired employee (payments starting December 31 of this year).
1. What is the cost of the truck that should be recorded at the time of purchase?
2. Which option for the office building results in the lowest present value?
a. Pay in a single instalment.
b. Pay in three instalments.
3. What single amount must be deposited in this account on January 1 of this year?
4. What single sum must be deposited in the bank on January 1 of this year?

True or false: on january 1, year one, the epstein corporation buys a plot of land with a four-story office building. the company believes the building is worth $1.9 million and has an estimated life of twenty years (with no anticipated residual value). the straight-line method is used. the land has an assessed value of $100,000. because the seller was interested in a quick sale, epstein was able to buy this land and building for $1.7 million. depreciation expense to be recognized in year one is $80,750.

Look at this check register. calculate the current balance. check date transaction (+) deposit balance 5/1 5/3 $82.92 debit 8.00 78.24 005 monthly fee phone bill paycheck 1 125.00 5/15 5/17 5/20 atm 40.00 56.50 006 t ennis lessons the current balance is?

The gilbert instrument corporation is considering replacing the wood steamer it currently uses to shape guitar sides. the steamer has 6 years of remaining life. if kept, the steamer will have depreciaiton expenses of $650 for five years and $325 for the sixthyear. its current book value is $3,575, and it can be sold on an internet auction site for$4,150 at this time. if the old steamer is not replaced, it can be sold for $800 at the endof its useful life. gilbert is considering purchasing the side steamer 3000, a higher-end steamer, whichcosts $12,000 and has an estimated useful life of 6 years with an estimated salvage value of$1,500. this steamer falls into the macrs 5-year class, so the applicable depreciationrates are 20.00%, 32.00%, 19.20%, 11.52%, 11.52%, and 5.76%. the new steamer is fasterand allows for an output expansion, so sales would rise by $2,000 per year; the newmachine's much greater efficiency would reduce operating expenses by $1,900 per year. to support the greater sales, the new machine would require that inventories increase by$2,900, but accounts payable would simultaneously increase by $700. gilbert's marginalfederal-plus-state tax rate is 40%, and its wacc is 15%.a. should it replace the old steamer? b. npv of replace = $2,083.51