Mary, inc. uses straight-line depreciation for all of its depreciable assets. mary sold a used piece of machinery on december 31, 2015, that it purchased on january 1, 2014, for $15,000.
the asset had a five-year life, zero residual value, and $3,000 accumulated depreciation as of december 31, 2014.

if the sales price of the used machine was $9,500, the resulting gain or loss upon the sale was which of the following amounts?
a. loss of $500
b. gain of $500
c. loss of $3,000
d. gain of $3,000
e. no gain or loss upon the sale

You are an employee of an u.s. firm that produces personal computers in thailand and then exports them to the united states and other countries for sale. the personal computers were originally produced in thailand to take advantage of relatively low labor costs and a skilled workforce. other possible locations considered at that time were malaysia and hong kong. the u.s. government decides to impose punitive 100% ad valorem tariffs on imports of computers from thailand to punish the country for administrative trade barriers that restrict u.s. exports to thailand. how do you think your firm should respond? what does this tell you about the use of targeted trade barriers?

Which of the following is an example of search costs? a.) driving to a faraway place to find available goods b.) buying goods in some special way that is outside the normal channels c.) paying a premium cost for goods d.) selling extra goods for a discount price

Marco works in the marketing department of a luxury fashion brand. he is making a presentation on the success of a recent marketing campaign that included a fashion show. which slide elements can he use to include photographs and footage of the fashion show in his presentation? marco can use the: table images audio option to include photographs and the: flowcharts images video option to include footage of the fashion show.