Amachine can be purchased for $288,000 and used for five years, yielding the following net incomes. in projecting net incomes, double-declining depreciation is applied using a five-year life and a zero salvage value. year 1 year 2 year 3 year 4 year 5 net income $17,000 $34,000 $56,000 $48,000 $104,000compute the machine's payback period (ignore taxes).

Oceanside marine company manufactures special metallic materials and decorative fittings for luxury yachts that require highly skilled labor. oceanside uses standard costs to prepare its flexible budget. for the first quarter of the year, direct materials and direct labor standards for one of their popular products were as follows: direct materials: 2 pound per unit; $ 11 per pound direct labor: 2 hours per unit; $ 19 per hour oceanside produced 2 comma 000 units during the quarter. at the end of the quarter, an examination of the direct materials records showed that the company used 7 comma 500 pounds of direct materials and actual total materials costs were $ 98 comma 100. what is the direct materials cost variance? (round any intermediate calculations to the nearest cent, and your final answer to the nearest dollar.)

Shelby bought her dream car, a 1966 red convertible mustang, with a loan from her credit union. if shelby paid 5.1% and the bank earned a real rate of return of 3.5%, what was the inflation rate over the life of the loan?

Sole proprietorships produce more goods and services than does any other form of business organization.