On-Time Delivery Company acquired an adjacent lot to construct a new warehouse, paying $27,000 and giving a short-term note for $247,000. Legal fees paid were $2,435, delinquent taxes assumed were $15,100, and fees paid to remove an old building from the land were $19,400. Materials salvaged from the demolition of the building were sold for $4,100. A contractor was paid $833,000 to construct a new warehouse.
Required:
1. Determine the cost of the land to be reported on the balance sheet.

What is the most important factor that affects the value of a company? a) cash flow b) earnings c) supply and demand d) number of employees

Franklin painting company is considering whether to purchase a new spray paint machine that costs $4,800. the machine is expected to save labor, increasing net income by $720 per year. the effective life of the machine is 15 years according to the manufacturer’s estimate. required determine the unadjusted rate of return based on the average cost of the investment.

Burke enterprises is considering a machine costing $30 billion that will result in initial after-tax cash savings of $3.7 billion at the end of the first year, and these savings will grow at a rate of 2 percent per year for 11 years. after 11 years, the company can sell the parts for $5 billion. burke has a target debt/equity ratio of 1.2, a beta of 1.79. you estimate that the return on the market is 7.5% and t-bills are currently yielding 2.5%. burke has two issuances of bonds outstanding. the first has 200,000 bonds trading at 98% of par, with coupons of 5%, face of $1000, and maturity of 5 years. the second has 500,000 bonds trading at par, with coupons of 7.5%, face of $1000, and maturity of 12 years. kate, the ceo, usually applies an adjustment factor to the discount rate of +2 for such highly innovative projects. should the company take on the project?