A portable concrete test instrument used in construction for evaluating and profiling concrete surfaces (MACRS-GDS 5-year property class) is under consideration by a construction firm for $25,000. The instrument will be used for 6 years and be worth $1,250 at that time. The annual cost of use and maintenance will be $7,000. Alternatively, a more automated instrument (same property class) available from the manufacturer costs $25,500, with use and maintenance costs of only $7,500 and salvage value after 6 years of $1,500. The marginal tax rate is 25%, and MARR is an after-tax 12%. Determine which alternative is less costly, based upon comparison of after-tax annual worth. select an alternative

Complete the sentences. upper a decrease in current income taxes the supply of loanable funds today because it a. decreases; increases disposable income, which decreases saving b. has no effect on; doesn't change expected future disposable income c. decreases; decreases expected future disposable income d. increases; increases disposable income, which encourages greater saving upper a decrease in expected future income a. increases the supply of loanable funds today because households with smaller expected future income will save more today b. has no effect on the supply of loanable funds c. decreases the supply of loanable funds because it decreases wealth d. decreases the supply of loanable funds today because households with smaller expected future income will save less today

Which of these is not a result of regular exercise

In year 1, the bennetts' 25-year-old daughter, jane, is a full-time student at an out-of-state university but she plans to return home after the school year ends. in previous years, jane has never worked and her parents have always been able to claim her as a dependent. in year 1, a kind neighbor offers to pay for all of jane's educational and living expenses. which of the following statements is most accurate regarding whether jane's parents would be allowed to claim an exemption for jane in year 1 assuming the neighbor pays for all of jane's support? a.no, jane must include her neighbor's gift as income and thus fails the gross income test for a qualifying relative.b.yes, because she is a full-time student and does not provide more than half of her own support, jane is considered her parent's qualifying child.c.no, jane is too old to be considered a qualifying child and fails the support test of a qualifying relative.d.yes, because she is a student, her absence is considered as "temporary." consequently she meets the residence test and is a considered a qualifying child of the bennetts.