Your company is contemplating the purchase of a large stamping machine. The machine will cost ​$. With additional transportation and installation costs of ​$ and ​$​, ​respectively, the cost basis for depreciation purposes is ​$. Its MV at the end of five years is estimated as ​$. The IRS has assured you that this machine will fall under a three year MACRS class life category. The justifications for this machine include ​$ savings per year in labor and ​$ savings per year in reduced materials. The​ before-tax MARR is ​% per​ year, and the effective income tax rate is ​%. Assume the stamping machine will be used for only three​ years, owing to the​ company's losing several government contracts. The MV at the end of year three is ​$. What is the income tax owed at the end of year three owing to depreciation recapture​ (capital gain)?

Suppose an economy consists of three sectors: energy (e), manufacturing (m), and agriculture (a). sector e sells 70% of its output to m and 30% to a. sector m sells 30% of its output to e, 50% to a, and retains the rest. sector a sells 15% of its output to e, 30% to m, and retains the rest.

When paul o’neill joined alcoa as ceo, he set a , that there would be zero workplace accidents. a lot of people in the organization thought this was impossible given how dangerous some aluminum-manufacturing jobs are, but alcoa’s safety record improved tremendously. as the board of governors of the american red cross considers planning, one option is to make strategic plans and then direct managers to align tactical and operational plans accordingly. another option is to have planning specialists managers across the organization make their own plans. why might this organization’s executives opt for the latter approach? check all that apply. (a) the environment is a dynamic one, and department and frontline managers can come up with more responsive plans than can central leadership. (b)resources will be better coordinated across the organization in support of the overall strategy.(c) senior leadership will have more control over the organization’s direction. (d)when managers come up with their own plans, they are likely to be more committed to following through on them.

1. what must one do to perform the essential managerial task of controlling in achieving organizational goals? a. motivate, coordinate, and energize individuals and groups to work together to achieve organizational goals b. choose appropriate organizational goals and courses of action to best achieve those goals c. establish task and authority relationships that allow people to work together to achieve organizational goals d. establish accurate measuring and monitoring systems to evaluate how well the organization has achieved its goals