Janes, Inc., is considering the purchase of a machine that would cost $680,000 and would last for 9 years, at the end of which, the machine would have a salvage value of $58,000. The machine would reduce labor and other costs by $118,000 per year. Additional working capital of $4,000 would be needed immediately, all of which would be recovered at the end of 9 years. The company requires a minimum pretax return of 11% on all investment projects. What is net present value?

Aaron corporation, which has only one product, has provided the following data concerning its most recent month of operations: selling price $ 102 units in beginning inventory 0 units produced 4,900 units sold 4,260 units in ending inventory 640 variable costs per unit: direct materials $ 20 direct labor $ 41 variable manufacturing overhead $ 5 variable selling and administrative expense $ 4 fixed costs: fixed manufacturing overhead $ 64,200 fixed selling and administrative expense $ 2,900 the total contribution margin for the month under variable costing is: