Ali co. bought a machine on january 1, year 1, for $24,000, at which time it had an estimated useful life of 8 years, with no residual value. straight-line depreciation is used for all of ali's depreciable assets. on january 1, year 3, the machine's estimated useful life was determined to be only 6 years from the acquisition date. accordingly, the appropriate accounting change was made in year 3. the direct effects of this change were limited to the effect on depreciation and the related provision for income tax. ali's income tax rate was 40% in all the affected years. in ali's year 3 financial statements, how much should be reported as the cumulative effect on prior years because of the change in the estimated useful life of the machine?
a) $2,700
b) $2,000
c) $1,200
d) $0

Select the correct answer. which is a benefit of planning for your future career? a.being less prepared after high school. b.having higher tuition in college. c.earning college credits in high school. d.ruining your chances of having a successful career.

Two products, qi and vh, emerge from a joint process. product qi has been allocated $34,300 of the total joint costs of $55,000. a total of 2,900 units of product qi are produced from the joint process. product qi can be sold at the split-off point for $11 per unit, or it can be processed further for an additional total cost of $10,900 and then sold for $13 per unit. if product qi is processed further and sold, what would be the financial advantage (disadvantage) for the company compared with sale in its unprocessed form directly after the split-off point?

Now ray has had the tires for two months and he notices that the tread has started to pull away from the tire. he has already contacted the place who sold the tires and calmly and accurately explained the problem. they didn’t him because they no longer carry that tire. so he talked with the manager and he still did not get the tire replaced. his consumer rights are being violated. pretend you are ray and write a letter to the company’s headquarters. here are some points to keep in mind when writing the letter: include your name, address, and account number, if appropriate. describe your purchase (name of product, serial numbers, date and location of purchase). state the problem and give the history of how you tried to resolve the problem. ask for a specific action. include how you can be reached.