A machine can be purchased for $60,000 and used for five years, yielding the following net incomes. In projecting net incomes, straight-line depreciation is applied using a five-year life and a zero salvage value.
Year 1
$3,900
Year 2
$9,900
Year 3
$32,000
Year 4
$14,700
Net income
Year 5
$39,600
Compute the machine's payback period (ignore taxes). (Round your intermediate calculations to 3 decimal places and round
payback period answer to 3 decimal places.)

While cell phones with holographic keyboards are currently in the introduction stage of the industry life cycle, tablet computers are in the growth stage. in the context of this scenario, which of the following statements is true? a. the industry for cell phones with holographic keyboards will face greater competition than the tablet industry. b. while the industry for cell phones with holographic keyboards will focus more on product innovation, the tablet industry will focus more on process innovation. c. while the industry for cell phones with holographic keyboards can reap the benefits of economies of scale, the tablet industry will experience no such benefits. d. the industry for cell phones with holographic keyboards will face price competition, whereas, in the tablet industry, the mode of competition will be non-price.

An economic theory that calls for workers to take control of factories is .

Helen tells her nephew, bernard, that she will pay him $100 if he will stop smoking for six months. helen was hopeful that if bernard stopped smoking for six months, he would stop altogether. bernard stops smoking for six months but then resumes his smoking. helen will not pay him. she says that the type of promise she made cannot constitute a binding contract and that, furthermore, it was at least implied that he would stop smoking for good. can bernard legally collect $100 from helen