Xyz development, inc. leases commercial space to businesses. most of the leases are long-term, from five to fifteen years in length and have fixed rents. xyz's contracts contain a clause in which both parties agree to annual adjustments of rent based on tax increases and other operating costs. if the previous year did not see more than a five percent increase in these costs, there is no change in the rent. what is the clause?

a. allowable vacancy rate clause
b. escalator clause
c. operating costs adjustment clause
d. periodic tenancy clause

Anew equipment has been proposed by engineers to increase the productivity of a certain manual welding operation. the investment cost is $25,000, and the equipment will have a market value of $5,000 at the end of a study period of five years. increased productivity attributable to the equipment will amount to $10,000 per year after operating costs have been subtracted from the revenue generated by the additional production. if marr is 10%, is investing in this equipment feasible? use annual worth method.

12. nelson corporation, which has only one product, has provided the following data concerning its most recent month of operations: selling price $ 115 units in beginning inventory 380 units produced 5,900 units sold 6,070 units in ending inventory 210 variable costs per unit: direct materials $ 46 direct labor $ 27 variable manufacturing overhead $ 3 variable selling and administrative $ 12 fixed costs: fixed manufacturing overhead $ 112,100 fixed selling and administrative $ 36,420 the company produces the same number of units every month, although the sales in units vary from month to month. the company's variable costs per unit and total fixed costs have been constant from month to month. a. prepare a contribution format income statement for the month using variable costing. unit product cost under variable costing direct materials direct labor variable manufacturing overhead variable costing unit product cost (formula)

20. sinclair company's single product has a selling price of $25 per unit. last year the company reported a profit of $20,000 and variable expenses totaling $180,000. the product has a 40% contribution margin ratio. because of competition, sinclair company will be forced in the current year to reduce its selling price by $2 per unit. how many units must be sold in the current year to earn the same profit as was earned last year? a. 15,000 units b. 12,000 units c. 16,500 units d. 12,960 units