Equipment was purchased for $151000. Freight charges amounted to $6000 and there was a cost of $14000 for building a foundation and installing the equipment. It is estimated that the equipment will have a $36000 salvage value at the end of its 5-year useful life. Depreciation Expense each year using the straight-line method will be

Phoenix guitars is interested in pursuing backward integration to take greater ownership of the extraction of raw materials and production of components used in its signature line of guitars. although this approach would lower the overall cost of producing a guitar, the costs associated with producing electronic pickupsfor sound amplification are far greater than those associated with sourcing pickups from a reliable supplier. which of the following approaches is likely to produce superior results? a) invest in vertical integration despite the cost of producing pickups.b) abandon the idea of vertical integration entirely.c) pursue taper integration.d) introduce a budget line of guitars to diversify the firm's offerings.