An office building and its equipment are insured to $7,100,000. The present annual insurance premium is $0.85 per $100 of coverage. A sprinkler system with an estimated life of 20 years and no salvage value can be installed for $180,000. Annual maintenance and operating cost is estimated to be $3,600. The premium will be reduced to $0.40 per $100 coverage if the sprinkler system is installed.

a. Find the rate of return if the sprinkler system is installed.
b. With interest at 12%, find the payout period for the sprinkler system.

Georgia orchards produced a good crop of peaches this year. after preparing the following income statement, the company is concerned about the net loss on its no. 3 peaches. georgia orchards income statement for year ended december 31, 2017 no. 1 no. 2 no. 3 combined sales (by grade) no. 1: 300,000 ibs. @ $1.50/lb $ 450,000 no. 2: 300,000 ibs. @ $1.00/lb $ 300,000 no. 3: 750,000 ibs. @ $0.25/lb $ 187,500 total sales $ 937,500 costs tree pruning and care @ $0.30/ib 90,000 90,000 225,000 405,000 picking, sorting, and grading @ $0.15/ib 45,000 45,000 112,500 202,500 delivery costs 15,000 15,000 37,500 67,500 total costs 150,000 150,000 375,000 675,000 net income (loss) $ 300,000 $ 150,000 $ (187,500 ) $ 262,500 in preparing this statement, the company allocated joint costs among the grades on a physical basis as an equal amount per pound. the company’s delivery cost records show that $30,000 of the $67,500 relates to crating the no. 1 and no. 2 peaches and hauling them to the buyer. the remaining $37,500 of delivery costs is for crating the no. 3 peaches and hauling them to the cannery. required: 1. prepare reports showing cost allocations on a sales value basis to the three grades of peaches. separate the delivery costs into the amounts directly identifiable with each grade. then allocate any shared delivery costs on the basis of the relative sales value of each grade. (do not round intermediate calculations.)

Which of the following are direct employee sources of foodborne disease organisms? a) normal flora b) sick employees c) transient microorganisms d) all of the above

Command is: a. the ability to control information exchange within and across organizations involved in an incident. b. assumed by the individual who is the highest-ranking person on the scene regardless of experience or training level. c. based on the number of individuals or resources that one supervisor can manage effectively during an incident. d. directing, ordering, or controlling by virtue of explicit statutory, regulatory, or delegated authority.