Jessica owns a small trading company. The company buys small vending machines from a manufacturer and sells them to the a retailer, thus making a profit. Why are these vending machines a part of the trading firm’s current assets? A.
the vending machines market value is lower than their original cost
B.
the vending machines are a part of the company’s income
C.
the vending machines are a part of the company’s expenses
D.
the vending machines are to be sold and converted into cash within the normal period of operation
E.
the vending machines could be sold at a loss

You are the manager of a large crude-oil refinery. as part of the refining process, a certain heat exchanger (operated at high temperatures and with abrasive material flowing through it) must be replaced every year. the replacement and downtime cost in the first year is $165 comma 000. this cost is expected to increase due to inflation at a rate of 7% per year for six years (i.e. until the eoy 7), at which time this particular heat exchanger will no longer be needed. if the company's cost of capital is 15% per year, how much could you afford to spend for a higher quality heat exchanger so that these annual replacement and downtime costs could be eliminated?