Astro Company owns equipment with a cost of $361,100 and accumulated depreciation of $53,800 that can be sold for $274,100, less a 3% sales commission. Alternatively, Astro Company can lease the equipment for three years for a total of $285,500, at the end of which there is no residual value. In addition, the repair, insurance, and property tax expense that would be incurred by Astro Company on the equipment would total $15,800 over the three year lease. Required:
Prepare a differential analysis on March 23 as to whether Bullwinkle Company should lease (Alternative 1) or sell (Alternative 2) the equipment.

Lynch company manufactures and sells a single product. the following costs were incurred during the company’s first year of operations: variable costs per unit: manufacturing: direct materials $ 12 direct labor $ 6 variable manufacturing overhead $ 1 variable selling and administrative $ 1 fixed costs per year: fixed manufacturing overhead $ 308,000 fixed selling and administrative $ 218,000 during the year, the company produced 28,000 units and sold 15,000 units. the selling price of the company’s product is $56 per unit. required: 1. assume that the company uses absorption costing: a. compute the unit product cost. b. prepare an income statement for the year. 2. assume that the company uses variable costing: a. compute the unit product cost. b. prepare an income statement for the year.

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

Perry is a freshman, he estimates that the cost of tuition, books, room and board, transportation, and other incidentals will be $30000 this year. he expects these costs to rise about $1500 each year while he is in college. if it will take him 5 years to earn his bs, what is the present cost of his degree at an interest rate of 6%? if he earns and extra $10000 annually for 40 years, what is the present worth of his degree.?