Jimenez transportation purchased five new transportation vehicles in 2016. they plan to pay these vehicles off in even installments over the next 8 years. on the 2017 year-end financial statements, how would the amount jimenez plans to pay off in 2018 differ from the amount they plan to pay off in 2019

Saeed needs money to purchase tools, basic office supplies, parts to refurbish equipment, accounting software, and legal fees. believing saeed's business will be a success, an investor invests $5,000 to saeed open his business. in return, saeed agrees to repay the investor the $5,000 plus 17 percent of the profits of the business. calculate the return on investment for the investor if saeed's business makes $7,000 in profit as a total return of the business in its first year.

Amachine purchased three years ago for $720,000 has a current book value using straight-line depreciation of $400,000: its operating expenses are $60,000 per year. a replacement machine would cost $480,000, have a useful life of nine years, and would require $26,000 per year in operating expenses. it has an expected salvage value of $130,000 after nine years. the current disposal value of the old machine is $170,000: if it is kept 9 more years, its residual value would be $20,000. calculate the total costs in keeping the old machine and purchase a new machine. should the old machine be replaced?

For many years, kellogg's frosted flakes, a ready-to-eat breakfast cereal, was perceived as a cereal for children. tony the tiger, a cartoon character, extolled frosted flakes, and advertisements depicted children enjoying the product with tony in competitive situations. recently, in response to declining sales of frosted flakes, the cereal maker has adopted a new series of advertisements that show adults admitting that they enjoy frosted flakes, too. kellogg's is attempting to