To finance some manufacturing tools it needs for the next 3 years, waldrop corporation is considering a leasing arrangement. the tools will be obsolete and worthless after 3 years. the firm will depreciate the cost of the tools on a straight-line basis over their 3-year life. it can borrow $4,800,000, the purchase price, at 10% and buy the tools, or it can make 3 equal end-of-year lease payments of $2,140,000 each and lease them. the loan obtained from the bank is a 3-year simple interest loan, with interest paid at the end of the year. the firm's tax rate is 40%. annual maintenance costs associated with ownership are estimated at $240,000, but this cost would be borne by the lessor if it leases. what is the net advantage to leasing (nal), in thousands? (suggestion: delete 3 zeros from dollars and work in thousands.)

Lohn corporation is expected to pay the following dividends over the next four years: $18, $14, $13, and $8.50. afterward, the company pledges to maintain a constant 4 percent growth rate in dividends forever. if the required return on the stock is 14 percent, what is the current share price?

Josie just bought her first fish tank a 36 -gallon glass aquarium, which she’s been saving up for almost a year to buy. for josie, the fish tank is most likely what type of purchase

Trecek corporation incurs research and development costs of $625,000 in 2017, 30 percent of which relate to development activities subsequent to ias 38 criteria having been met that indicate an intangible asset has been created. the newly developed product is brought to market in january 2018 and is expected to generate sales revenue for 10 years. assume that a u.s.–based company is issuing securities to foreign investors who require financial statements prepared in accordance with ifrs. thus, adjustments to convert from u.s. gaap to ifrs must be made. ignore income taxes. required: (a) prepare journal entries for research and development costs for the years ending december 31, 2017, and december 31, 2018, under (1) u.s. gaap and (2) ifrs. (c) prepare the entry(ies) that trecek would make on the december 31, 2017, and december 31, 2018, conversion worksheets to convert u.s. gaap balances to ifrs.