A Computer You Are Considering for Your Business Would Add

question 10

Essay

A computer you are considering for your business would add $4,000 per year to your profit. It would cost $400 a year to buy a complete maintenance contract so that you would never have repair and upkeep expense. The obsolescence depreciation is 25% a year. The going market interest rate is 5%. Assume all costs and revenue occur at the end of the year. If the machine cost $12,000 to purchase, should you buy it?

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Definitions:

Equilibrium Quantity

The quantity of goods or services that is supplied and demanded at the equilibrium price, where the market clears.

Tax Per Unit

A fixed amount of tax applied to a product or service, based on the quantity sold, rather than the value.

Tax Incidence

The study of who ultimately pays for and bears the cost of taxation, whether it be consumers, producers, or others.

Tax Incidence

The analysis of the effect of a particular tax on the distribution of economic welfare among entities like consumers, producers, and the government.