Packaging equipment for Xi Cling Wrap costs $60,000 and is expected to result in end-of-year net savings of $23,000 per year for 3 years. The equipment will have a market value of $10,000 after 3 years. The equipment can be leased for $21,000 per year, payable at the beginning of each year. Xi Cling’s MARR is 10 percent/year. Based on an internal rate of return analysis, determine if the packaging equipment should be purchased or leased.

Aldrich and co. sold goods to donovan on credit. the amount owed grew steadily, and finally aldrich refused to sell any more to donovan unless donovan signed a promissory note for the amount due. donovan did not want to but signed the note because he had no money and needed more goods. when aldrich brought an action to enforce the note, donovan claimed that the note was not binding because it had been obtained by economic duress. was he correct? [aldrich & co. v. donovan, 778 p.2d 397 (mont.)]

Rachel died in 2014 and her executor is finalizing her estate tax return. the executor has determined that rachel’s adjusted gross estate is $10,120,000 and that her estate is entitled to a charitable deduction in the amount of $500,000. using 2014 rates, calculate the estate tax liability for rachel’s estate.

In microeconomics, the point at which supply and demand meet is called the blank price