Leroy purchased an AI-based robotics system with the first cost of $345,000, an AOC of $148,000 per year, a $140,000 salvage value, and an ESL of 3 years. Rather than trading after 3 years, he kept the system for a total of 5 years. Due to the wear factor and expense of repairs, its AOC increased to $220,000 per year starting in year 4, plus the salvage value went to zero. At i = 10% per year, what is the percentage increase in the AW of costs that Leroy experienced? The percentage increase in the AW of costs that Leroy experienced is __ %

Suppose that a firm is considering moving from a batch process to an assembly-line process to better meet evolving market needs. what concerns might the following functions have about this proposed process change: marketing, finance, human resources, accounting, and information systems?

In 2000, campbell soup company launched an ad campaign that showed prepubescent boys offering soup to prepubescent girls. the girls declined because they were concerned about their calorie intake. the boys explained that “lots of campbell’s soups are low in calories,” which made them ok for the girls to eat. the ads were pulled after parents expressed concern. why were parents worried? i

Alarge university wanted to study the relationship between completing an internship during college and students' future earning potential. prom the same graduating class, they selected a random sample of 80 students who completed an internship and 100 students who did not complete an internship and examined their salaries five years after graduation. they found that there was a statistically higher mean salary for the internship group than for the noninternship group. which of the following interpretations is the most appropriate? a. there could be a confounding variable, such as student major, that explains the difference in mean salary between the internship and no internship groups.b. we cannot infer anything from these data since the distribution of salaries is likely right skewed.c. you cannot draw any valid conclusions because the sample sizes are different.d. more students should complete internships because having an internship produces a higher salary.