Xinhong Company is considering replacing one of its manufacturing machines. The machine has a book value of $42,000 and a remaining useful life of five years, at which time its salvage value will be zero. It has a current market value of $52,000. Variable manufacturing costs are $33,400 per year for this machine. Information on two alternative replacement machines follows: Alternative A Alternative B
Cost $122,000 $117,000
Variable manufacturing costs per year 22,900 10,400

Required:
Calculate the total change in net income if Alternative A, B is adopted. Should Xinhong keep or replace its manufacturing machine? If the machine should be replaced, which alternative new machine should Xinhong purchase?

Which of the following differentiates cost accounting and financial accounting? a. the primary users of cost accounting are the investors, whereas the primary users of financial accounting are the managers. b. cost accounting measures only the financial information related to the costs of acquiring fixed assets in an organization, whereas financial accounting measures financial and nonfinancial information of a company's business transactions. c. cost accounting measures information related to the costs of acquiring or using resources in an organization, whereas financial accounting measures a financial position of a company to investors, banks, and external parties. d. cost accounting deals with product design, production, and marketing strategies, whereas financial accounting deals mainly with pricing of the products.

Paid-in-capital in excess of par represents the amount of proceeds a. from the original sale of common stock b. in excess of the par value from the original sale of common stock c. at the current market value of the common stock d. at the curent book value of the common stock

How is the role of government determined in the american free enterprise system?