Marriott builds a hotel for $34 million and sells it to an investment firm for $52 million. Marriott charges the investment firm 2—4% of gross revenues to operate the hotel. This type of transaction is known as a:

Right medical introduced a new implant that carries a five-year warranty against manufacturer’s defects. based on industry experience with similar product introductions, warranty costs are expected to approximate 2% of sales. sales were $8 million and actual warranty expenditures were $42,750 for the first year of selling the product. what amount (if any) should right report as a liability at the end of the year?

Joe pays ann to mow his lawn and ann mows vanna's lawn by mistake. vanna peers out her window and sees ann mowing, yet says nothing to ann about her mistake since vanna needs to have her lawn mowed. when ann approaches vanna for payment, vanna refuses, arguing that she never asked ann to mow her lawn. under these circumstances, ann can recover payment from vanna under:

The gilbert instrument corporation is considering replacing the wood steamer it currently uses to shape guitar sides. the steamer has 6 years of remaining life. if kept,the steamer will have depreciaiton expenses of $650 for five years and $325 for the sixthyear. its current book value is $3,575, and it can be sold on an internet auction site for$4,150 at this time. if the old steamer is not replaced, it can be sold for $800 at the endof its useful life. gilbert is considering purchasing the side steamer 3000, a higher-end steamer, whichcosts $12,000 and has an estimated useful life of 6 years with an estimated salvage value of$1,500. this steamer falls into the macrs 5-year class, so the applicable depreciationrates are 20.00%, 32.00%, 19.20%, 11.52%, 11.52%, and 5.76%. the new steamer is fasterand allows for an output expansion, so sales would rise by $2,000 per year; the newmachine's much greater efficiency would reduce operating expenses by $1,900 per year.to support the greater sales, the new machine would require that inventories increase by$2,900, but accounts payable would simultaneously increase by $700. gilbert's marginalfederal-plus-state tax rate is 40%, and its wacc is 15%.a. should it replace the old steamer? b. npv of replace = $2,083.51