Ptown promotions has three divisions. as part of the planning process, the cfo requested that each division submit its capital budgeting proposals for next year. these proposals represent positive net present value projects that fall within the long-range plans of the firm. the requests from the divisions are $4.2 million, $3.1 million, and $6.8 million. for the firm as a whole, management has limited spending to $10 million for new projects next year even though the firm could afford additional investments. this is an example of: a. scenario analysis. b. sensitivity analysis. c. an operating leverage application. d. soft rationing. e.hard rationing.

Lincoln company has an accounting policy for internal reporting purposes whereby the costs of any research and development projects that are over 70 percent likely to succeed are capitalized and then depreciated over a five-year period with a full year of depreciation in the year of capitalization. in the current year, $400,000 was spent on project one, and it was 55 percent likely to succeed, $600,000 was spent on project two, and it was 65 percent likely to succeed, and $900,000 was spent on project three, and it was 75 percent likely to succeed. in converting the internal financial statements to external financial statements, by how much will net income for the current year have to be reduced? a. $180,000b. $380,000c. $720,000d. $900,000