You were asked to answer the following question: Consider a small photography studio with 8 workers and 5 printers. The total cost of labor and capital is $3,300. In order to reduce total operating costs, the owner leases 5 additional printers and fires 5 workers. After these changes, the salary of each worker increases by $30, the cost of using each of the printers (both new and old) remains constant, and the total cost of labor and capital decreases to $2,950. What is the cost of using one printer? The following answer is correct: $199.69 First, calculate the new total quantities of workers and printers after the changes were made. New quantity of workers = 8- 5 = 3 workers %3D New quantity of printers = 5 + 5 = 10 printers %3D Assume that C, is the salary of one worker, and C2 is the cost of using one printer. Using the available information, the following system of equations can be set: = $3,300, 10 x $C2 Correct Answer: $199.69 %3D = $2,950 Return to Certify

Artisan Metalworks has a bottleneck in their production that occurs within the engraving department. Jamal Moore, the COO, is considering hiring an extra worker, whose salary will be $54,000 per year, to solve the problem. With this extra worker, the company could produce and sell 2,900 more units per year. Currently, the selling price per unit is $25.00 and the cost per unit is $7.50. $3.40 1.00 0.40 2.70 $7.50 Direct materials Direct labor Variable overhead Fixed overhead (primarily depreciation of equipment) Total Using the Information provided, calculate the annual financial Impact of hiring the extra worker. Profit $ Increase ✔

The Hub Store at a university in eastern Canada is considering purchasing a self-serve checkout machine similar to those used in many grocery stores and other retail outlets. Currently the university pays part-time wages to students totalling $58,000 per year. A self-serve checkout machine would reduce part-time student wages by $38,000 per year. The machine would cost $300,000 and has a 10-year useful life. Total costs of operating the checkout machine would be $5,600 per year, including maintenance. Major maintenance would be needed on the machine in five years at a total cost of $10,600. The salvage value of the checkout machine in 10 years would be $43,000. The CCA rate is 25%. Management requires a 10% after-tax return on all equipment purchases. The company's tax rate is 30%. Required: 1. Determine the before-tax net annual cost savings that the new checkout machine will provide. Net annual cost savings Net present value $ *********** 2-a. Using the data from (1) above and other…

es Wendell's Donut Shoppe is investigating the purchase of a new $48,300 donut-making machine. The new machine would permit the company to reduce the amount of part-time help needed, at a cost savings of $6,800 per year. In addition, the new machine would allow the company to produce one new style of donut, resulting in the sale of 1,700 dozen more donuts each year. The company realizes a contribution margin of $2.00 per dozen donuts sold. The new machine would have a six-year useful life. Click here to view Exhibit 14B-1 and Exhibit 14B-2, to determine the appropriate discount factor(s) using tables. Required: 1. What would be the total annual cash inflows associated with the new machine for capital budgeting purposes? 2. What discount factor should be used to compute the new machine's internal rate of return? (Round your answers to 3 decimal places.) 3. What is the new machine's internal rate of return? (Round your final answer to the nearest whole percentage.) 4. In addition to the…