Blaylock Company wants to buy a numerically controlled (NC) machine to be used in producing specially machined parts for manufacturers of tractors. The outlay required is $384,000. The NC equipment will last 5 years with no expected salvage value. The expected after-tax cash flows associated with the project follow:

Year Cash Revenues Cash Expenses
1 $510,000 $360,000
2 510,000 360,000
3 510,000 360,000
4 510,000 360,000
5 510,000 360,000

Required:
1. Compute the payback period for the NC equipment. Round your answer to two decimal places.
2. Compute the NC equipment's ARR. Round the percentage to one decimal place. Assume straight-line depreciation.

The rybczynski theorem describes: (a) how commodity price changes influence real factor rewards (b) how commodity price changes influence relative factor rewards. (c) how changes in factor endowments cause changes in commodity outputs. (d) how trade leads to factor price equalization.

Croy inc. has the following projected sales for the next five months: month sales in units april 3,850 may 3,875 june 4,260 july 4,135 august 3,590 croy’s finished goods inventory policy is to have 60 percent of the next month’s sales on hand at the end of each month. direct material costs $2.50 per pound, and each unit requires 2 pounds. raw materials inventory policy is to have 50 percent of the next month’s production needs on hand at the end of each month. raw materials on hand at march 31 totaled 3,741 pounds. 1. determine budgeted production for april, may, and june. 2. determine the budgeted cost of materials purchased for april, may, and june. (round your answers to 2 decimal places.)

The martinez legal firm (mlf) recently acquired a smaller competitor, miller and associates, which specializes in issues not previously covered by mlf, such as land use and intellectual property cases. given the increase in the firm's size and complexity, it is likely that its internal transaction costs willa. decrease. b. increase. c. become external transaction costs. d. be eliminated.