Bridgeport company produces and sells automobile batteries, the heavy-duty hd-240. the 2017 sales forecast is as follows. quarter hd-240 1 5,200 2 7,110 3 8,190 4 10,240 the january 1, 2017, inventory of hd-240 is 2,080 units. management desires an ending inventory each quarter equal to 40% of the next quarter’s sales. sales in the first quarter of 2018 are expected to be 25% higher than sales in the same quarter in 2017. prepare quarterly production budgets for each quarter and in total for 2017.

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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