The essence of self-management is understanding who you are, what you want in life, what you want to accomplish during your life-long journey, and then making it all happen. This pursuit of your dreams or goals is what drives the self-motivation employers are looking for. How will you apply the principles of self-management on a daily basis?

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

Liberty capital had seen its net income increase dramatically from the previous year, yet over the same period of time, its net cash provided from operations had decreased. which of the following would explain how this situation came about? liberty's expenditures on fixed assets had declined. liberty's depreciation and amortization expenses had declined. liberty's interest expense had increased. liberty's cost of goods sold had increased.

Problem 1. the following balance sheet contains errors. lopez services,inc. balance sheet for the year ended december 31, 20-- assets liabilities current assets: current liabilities: cash $ 6,170 accounts receivable $ 9,000 accounts payable 8,500 accum. depr- building 13,525 supplies 1,590 accum. depr- equipment 6,340 prepaid insurance 345 net income 12,500 land 25,000 total current assets $ 42,105 total liabilities $ 40,865 stockholders equity property, plant, and equipment: wages payable $ 500 building $ 45,500 retained earnings 10,000 equipment 28,250 total stockholders' equity $ 64,490 total property, plant, and equipment 73,750 total assets $115,855 total liabilities and stockholders' equity $115,855 (a) list the errors in the balance sheet above and (b) prepare a corrected balance sheet using ms excel