Firm X is able to sell one of its two milling machines now. Both machines perform the same function but differ in age. Machine A could be sold today for $50,000. Its operating costs are 20000 a year, but at the end of five years, the machine will require a $20,000 overhaul. Thereafter, operating costs will $30,000 until the machine is finally sold in year 10 for $7,000. Machine B could be sold today for $25,000. If it is kept, it will need an immediate $20,000 overhaul. Thereafter, operating costs will be $30,000 a year until the machine is finally sold in year 5 for $4,000. Cash flows have been forecasted in real terms. The real cost of capital is 12%. Which machine should firm X sell now

What does the consumer price index measure? a. the change in prices of all goods and services over time b. the change in prices of specific goods and services over time c. the change in prices of final goods and services over time

Universal containers(us) has an integration with its accounting system that creates tens of thousands of orders inside salesforce in a nightly batch. us wants to add automation that can attempt to match leads and contacts to these orders using the email address field on the insert. us is concerned about the performance of the automation with a large data volume. which tool should uc use to automate this process?

Areal estate agent is considering changing her cell phone plan. there are three plans to choose from, all of which involve a monthly service charge of $20. plan a has a cost of $.42 a minute for daytime calls and $.17 a minute for evening calls. plan b has a charge of $.52 a minute for daytime calls and $.15 a minute for evening calls. plan c has a flat rate of $80 with 275 minutes of calls allowed per month and a charge of $.38 per minute beyond that, day or evening.a. determine the total charge under each plan for this case: 150 minutes of day calls and 70 minutes of evening calls in a month. (do not round intermediate calculations. round your answer to 2 decimal places. omit the "$" sign in your response.)c. if the agent will use the service for daytime calls, over what range of call minutes will each plan be optimal? (round each answer to the nearest whole number.include the indifference point itself in each answer.)d. suppose that the agent expects both daytime and evening calls. at what point (i.e., percentage of total call minutes used for daytime calls) would she be indifferent between plans a and b?