The tattle teller has a printing press sitting idly in its back room. the press has no market value to another printer because the machine utilizes old technology. the firm could get $480 for the press as scrap metal. the press is six years old and originally cost $174,000. the current book value is $3,570. the president of the firm is considering a new project and feels he can use this press for that project. what value, if any, should be assigned to the press as an initial cost of the new project?

Juanita and sam attend a beach party and notice that the local beach appears to have a great deal more trash washed up on shore than it did when they were young. the water doesn't appear nearly as clear, and there seems to be less evidence of small water creatures living in the shallows. an afternoon at the local library convinces them that one major cause is the new factory nearby. after some discussion, they decide their next step should be identifying the cause of the changes identifying the problem picketing the guilty factory lobbying their elected representatives to complain about the problem talking to a local environmental group about solutions