You accepted a new job with starting salary of $56,000 per year. The salary is expected to increase 4% each year. Now it is time to make a retirement plan for the next 39 years you expect to work. Your retirement fund has an annual interest rate of 5%, and You plan to deposit 8% of your annual salary into the account. (Hint: Be sure to move all values to the same point in time for equivalency.)

Which of the following statements accurately describes how costs and benefits are calculated?

Amachine purchased three years ago for $720,000 has a current book value using straight-line depreciation of $400,000: its operating expenses are $60,000 per year. a replacement machine would cost $480,000, have a useful life of nine years, and would require $26,000 per year in operating expenses. it has an expected salvage value of $130,000 after nine years. the current disposal value of the old machine is $170,000: if it is kept 9 more years, its residual value would be $20,000. calculate the total costs in keeping the old machine and purchase a new machine. should the old machine be replaced?

Suppose the number of equipment sales and service contracts that a store sold during the last six (6) months for treadmills and exercise bikes was as follows: treadmill exercise bike total sold 185 123 service contracts 67 55 the store can only sell a service contract on a new piece of equipment. of the 185 treadmills sold, 67 included a service contract and 118 did not.