Your Firm Needs a Computerized Machine Tool Lathe That Costs

question 33

Multiple Choice

Your firm needs a computerized machine tool lathe that costs $50,000 and another $12,000 in maintenance for each year of its three-year life. After three years, this machine will be replaced. The machine falls into the MACRS three-year class life category. Assume a tax rate of 30 percent and a discount rate of 12 percent. If the lathe can be sold for $6,000 at the end of year 3, what is the after-tax salvage value?

• A)$3,470.50
• B)$4,344.50
• C)$5,499.50
• D)$5,311.50

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Operant Conditioning

A behavioral modification method in which the level of an action is shaped by giving incentives or imposing deterrents.

Particular Consequence

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Reinforcement Theory

A theory that posits behavior is motivated by its consequences, with reinforcement used to either increase desired behaviors or decrease unwanted ones.

Reinforcement and Reward

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