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lo 3.3as a manager, you have to choose between two options for new production equipment. machine a will increase fixed costs by a substantial margin but will produce greater sales volume at the current price. machine b will only slightly increase fixed costs but will produce considerable savings on variable cost per unit. no additional sales are anticipated if machine b is selected. what are the relative merits of both machines, and how could you go about analyzing which machine is the better investment for the company in terms of both net operating income and break-even?

Consider the following potential events that might have occurred to global on december​ 30, 2016. for each​ one, indicate which line items in​ global's balance sheet would be affected and by how much. also indicate the change to​ global's book value of equity. a. global used $ 19.8$19.8 million of its available cash to repay $ 19.8$19.8 million of its​ long-term debt. b. a warehouse fire destroyed $ 4.9$4.9 million worth of uninsured inventory. c. global used $ 4.6$4.6 million in cash and $ 5.1$5.1 million in new​ long-term debt to purchase a $ 9.7$9.7 million building. d. a large customer owing $ 3.2$3.2 million for products it already received declared​ bankruptcy, leaving no possibility that global would ever receive payment. e. ​global's engineers discover a new manufacturing process that will cut the cost of its flagship product by more than 48 %48%. f. a key competitor announces a radical new pricing policy that will drastically undercut​ global's prices.