Omaha plating corporation is considering purchasing a machine for $1,500,000. the machine is expected to generate a constant after-tax income of $100,000 per year for 15 years. the firm will use straight-line (sl) depreciation for the new machine over 10 years with no residual value. what is the payback period for the new machine?

Afirm that makes electronic circuits has been ordering a certain raw material 250 ounces at a time. the firm estimates that carrying cost is i = 30% per year, and that ordering cost is about $20 per order. the current price of the ingredient is $200 per ounce. the assumptions of the basic eoq model are thought to apply. for what value of annual demand is their action optimal?

Which of the following is not a characteristic of enterprise applications that cause challenges in implementation? a. they introduce "switching costs," making the firm dependent on the vendor. b. they cause integration difficulties as every vendor uses different data and processes. c. they are complex and time consuming to implement. d. they support "best practices" for each business process and function. e. they require sweeping changes to business processes to work with the software.

Sole proprietorships produce more goods and services than does any other form of business organization.