Your sister just bought a new car having a sticker price (manufacturer’s suggested retail price) of $36,000. She was crafty and was able to negotiate a sales price of $33,500 from the auto dealership. In addition, she received $4,500 for her old trade-in car under the U.S. government’s “Cash for Clunkers” program. If her new car will have a resale value of $3,500 after seven years when your sister will shop for a replacement car, what is the annual capital recovery cost of your sister’s purchase? The relevant interest rate is 8% per year, and your sister can afford to spend a maximum of $5,000 per year to finance the car (operating and other costs are extra).

Antonio would like to replace his golf clubs with a​ custom-measured set. A local sporting goods megastore is advertising custom clubs for ​$890​, including a new bag.​ In-store financing is available at 3.15 ​percent, or he can choose not to renew his ​$500 certificate of deposit​ (CD), which just matured. The advertised CD renewal rate is 3.33 percent. Antonio knows the​ in-store financing costs would not affect his​ taxes, but he knows​ he'll pay taxes​ (25 percent federal and 5.75 percent​ state) on the CD interest earnings. Should he cash the CD or use the​ in-store financing?​ Why? what is the​ after-tax CD earnings rate? Answer with a percent.

Morgan lives alone and needs to move to start a new job. She drives 400 kilometrescloser to her new place of employment. The drive takes her 1 day. She pays forhotels for 10 days in her new city while waiting for her apartment to be availablewhich costs $100 per day ($1,000 total). She pays a mover $1,200 to move herfurniture. What is the maximum deduction Morgan can takè for moving expenses,assuming she has sufficient income in the new location?

Cybil Baunt just inherited a 1958 Chevy Impala from her late Aunt Joop. Aunt Joop purchased the car 40 years ago for $8,000. Cybil is either going to sell the car for $10,000 or have it restored and then sell it for $22,000. The restoration will cost $9,000. Cybil would be financially better off by: Multiple Choice   $6,000 to have the vehicle restored   $9,000 to have the vehicle restored   $3,000 to have the vehicle restored   $11,000 to have the vehicle restored

Although Hank is retired, he is an excellent handyman and often works part time on small projects for neighbors and friends. Last week his neighbor, Mike, offered to pay Hank $1,010 for minor repairs to his house. Hank completed the repairs in December of this year. Hank uses the cash method of accounting and is a calendar-year taxpayer. Compute Hank's gross income for this year from each of the following alternative transactions:

Required information [The following information applies to the questions displayed below.] Seiko's current salary is $118,000. Her marginal tax rate is 32 percent, and she fancies European sports cars. She purchases a new auto each year. Seiko is currently a manager for Idaho Office Supply, Inc. Her friend, knowing of her interest in sports cars, tells her about a manager position at the local BMW and Porsche dealer. The new position pays only $100,000 per year, but it allows employees to purchase one new car per year at a discount of $21,200. This discount qualifies as a nontaxable fringe benefit. In an effort to keep Seiko as an employee, Idaho Office Supply, Inc. offers her a $10,200 raise. Answer the following questions about this analysis. b-1. Financially, which offer is better for Seiko on an after-tax basis? Car dealer's offer Current employer's offer Both offers b-2. By how much is the offer better for Seiko on an after tax basis (Assume that Seiko is going to purchase the new…

Alyson, another investor, has also purchased an IIP for the original price of $984.31767830979. Two years pass, and Alyson has just received the annual payment of $37. She is considering selling the IIP. Again, the original information regarding IIP's has been repeated below.   Customers pay $984.31767830979 to buy an IIP. The IIP will pay out $37 at the end of each year for 12 years The IIP will pay out a further single payment of $1,000 after 12 years There are no further payments after this single payment at time 12. a.  Barney is willing to purchase the IIP from Alyson. He requires a return of 5.43% p.a. effective. What is the maximum price Barney is willing to pay? Give your answer in dollars, to the nearest cent.

Mrs. Happy is going to open a cakeshop. She has got CZK 200 000 from her savings, which she wants to invest into her business and she has also received a bank loan in the amount of CZK 50 000. She bought the equipment (CZK 150 000). CZK 50 000 she spent on the necessary material (sugar, flour, marzipane..). She also bought a small electric scooter for CZK 30 000 to deliver her cakes. The space for the shop will be rented and she will pay the rent immediately in the month she uses the space i.e. June rent will be paid in June etc. 1) Prepare the opening balance sheet of Mrs. Happy. Do not forget to comply with the European or the American

Deja owns a photo printing business and wants to purchase a new state-of-the-art photo printer that she found online for $9,275, plus sales tax of 5.5%. The supply company is offering cash terms of 2/15, n/30, with a 1.5% service charge on late payments, or 90 days same as cash financing if Deja is approved for a company line of credit. If she is unable to pay within 90 days under the second option, she would have to pay 22.9% annual simple interest for the first 90 days, plus 2% simple interest per month on the unpaid balance after 90 days. Deja has an excellent credit rating but is unsure of what to do. a) If Deja took the cash option and was able to pay off the printer within the 15-day discount period, how much would she save? How much would she owe? b) If Deja takes the 90 days same as cash option and purchases the printer on December 30 to get a current-year tax deduction, using exact time, what is her deadline for paying no interest in a non-leap year? In a leap year?

Before purchasing a used car, Cody Lind checked www.kbb.com to learn what he should offer for the used car he wanted to buy. Then he conducted a carfax.com search on the car he found to see if the car had ever been in an accident. The Carfax was clean so he purchased the used car for $15,300. He put $1,900 down and financed the rest with a 48-month, 8.0% loan. What is his monthly car payment by table lookup? (Use Table 14.2