In April 2, 2017, Victor, Inc. acquired a new piece of filtering equipment. The cost of the equipment was $420,000 with a residual value of $30,000 at the end of its estimated useful lifetime of 5 years. Assume that in its financial statements, Victor uses straight-line depreciation and rounds depreciation for fractional years to the nearest whole month. Depreciation recognized on this equipment in 2017 and 2018 will be:A.$78,000 in 2017 and $78,000 in 2018.B.$84,000 in 2017 and $84,000 in 2018.C.$30,000 in 2017 and $78,000 in 2018.D.$58,500 in 2017 and $78,000 in 2018.

What is the relationship between marginal external cost, marginal social cost, and marginal private cost? a. marginal social cost equals marginal private cost plus marginal external cost. b. marginal private cost plus marginal social cost equals marginal external cost. c. marginal social cost plus marginal external cost equals marginal private cost. d. marginal external cost equals marginal private cost minus marginal social cost. marginal external cost a. is expressed in dollars, so it is not an opportunity cost b. is an opportunity cost borne by someone other than the producer c. is equal to two times the marginal private cost d. is a convenient economics concept that is not real

When used-car dealers signal the quality of a used car with a warranty, a. buyers believe the signal because the cost of a false signal is high b. it is not rational to believe the signal because some used-car dealers are crooked c. the demand for lemons is eliminated d. the price of a lemon rises above the price of a good used car because warranty costs on lemons are greater than warranty costs on good used cars

Carey company is borrowing $225,000 for one year at 9.5 percent from second intrastate bank. the bank requires a 15 percent compensating balance. the principal refers to funds the firm can effectively utilize (amount borrowed − compensating balance). a. what is the effective rate of interest? (use a 360-day year. input your answer as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places.) b. what would the effective rate be if carey were required to make 12 equal monthly payments to retire the loan?