The chart shows a cost-benefit analysis.

A 4-column table has 3 rows. The first column is labeled Agency with entries U S D A, Department of Health and Human Services, E P A. The second column is labeled Number of rules with entries 5, 19, 32. The third column is labeled Costs in billions with entries 0.8 to 1.2, 2.4 to 5.2, 30.4 to 36.5. The fourth column is labeled Benefits in billions from 0.9 to 1.3, 16.6 to 40.2, and 112.0 to 637.6.

Which most likely explains why the costs and benefits shown by the EPA are higher than the other regulatory agencies?

The EPA legislates and enforces more regulations that reap greater benefits than the other agencies.
The EPA legislates and enforces food regulations that reap greater benefits than the other agencies.
The EPA has a larger budget than the other agencies, and its employees work longer hours.
The EPA is less efficient than the other agencies, and its employees spend more money.

Elephant, inc.'s cost of goods sold for the year is $2,000,000, and the average merchandise inventory for the year is $129,000. calculate the inventory turnover ratio of the company. (round your answer to two decimal places.)

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Lo.2, 3, 9 lori, who is single, purchased 5-years class property for $200,00 and 7-years class property for $420,000 on may 20, 2018. lori experts the taxable income derived form the business (without regard to the amount expensed under ⧠179) to be about $550,000. lori has determined that she should elect immediate ⧠179 expensing in the amount of $520,000, but she doesn’t know which asset she should completely expense under ⧠179. she does not claim any available additional first-year depreciation. a. determine lori’s total cost recovery deduction if the ⧠179 expense is first taken with respect to the 5-year class asset. b. determine lori’s total cost recovery deduction if the ⧠179 expense is first taken with respect to the 7-year class asset. c. what is your advice for lori? d. assume that lori is in the 24% marginal tax bracket and that she uses ⧠179 on the 7-year asset. determine the present value of the tax savings from the depreciation deductions for both assets. see appendix g for present value factors, and assume a 6% discount rate. e. assume the same facts as in part (d), except that lori decides not to use ⧠179 on either asset. determine the present value of the tax savings under this choice. in addition, determine which option lori should choose. f. present your solution to parts (d) and (e) of the problem in a spreadsheet using appropriate microsoft excel formulas. e-mail your spreadsheet to your instructor with a two-paragraph summary of your findings.