Tristen company purchased a five-story office building on january 1, 2019, at a cost of $5,000,000. the building has a residual value of $200,000 and a 30-year life. the straight-line depreciation method is used. on june 30, 2021, construction of a sixth floor was completed at a cost of $1,650,000. required: calculate the depreciation on the building and building addition for 2021 and 2022 assuming that the addition did not change the life or residual value of the building.

You hold a diversified $100,000 portfolio consisting of 20 stocks with $5,000 invested in each. the portfolio's beta is 1.12. you plan to sell a stock with b = 0.90 and use the proceeds to buy a new stock with b = 1.50. what will the portfolio's new beta be? do not round your intermediate calculations.

Betty contracted with scooby’s skate store to deliver a pair of skates to jake for his birthday. scooby’s owner was going on a trip and delegated the delivery of the skates to brian. brian failed to make delivery.can jake sue brian for breach of contract, as he was not a party to the original contract? explain your answer. brian was not a party to the original contract. why would a court hold him responsible for failing to make delivery? if you do not think a court would hold him responsible, explain your answer. can jake sue scooby’s skates for breach of contract? explain your answer.

Amanufacturer has paid an engineering firm $200,000 to design a new plant, and it will cost another $2 million to build the plant. in the meantime, however, the manufacturer has learned of a foreign company that offers to build an equivalent plant for $2,100,000. what should the manufacturer do?