Metro Corporation will spend $1 million for special manufacturing equipment. Shipping and installation charges will amount to $175,000 and an initial increase in net working capital of $50,000 will be required. The equipment will replace an existing machine that has a salvage value of $85,000 and a book value of $140,000. If Metro has a current marginal tax rate of 34%, what is the amount of the initial outlay for this project

What is an example of a good stock to buy in a recession? a) cyclical stock b) defensive stock c) income stock d) bond

Computing equivalent units is especially important for: (a) goods that take a relatively short time to produce, such as plastic bottles. (b) goods with sustainability implications in their production processes. (c) goods that are started and completed during the same period. (d) goods that take a long time to produce, such as airplanes.

Activity-based costing (abc) is not truly a cost collection mechanism as much as it is an inventory valuation method. the main purpose for implementing an activity-based cost system is to try to overcome some of the cost distortions that occur in traditional costing from product differences when there are variations in size and complexity. however, one of the disadvantages of utilizing abc is that the additional information gathering necessary to implement costing with that level of detail might be beyond the reach of some companies with resource or financial constraints. with this in mind, what kinds of industries or companies do you think would benefit most from using activity-based costing and why? in designing or modifying an accounting system to capture appropriate costs for abc, what considerations do you think would need to be made?