Precision Mfg

question 69

Multiple Choice

Precision Mfg.is trying to decide which one of two machines to purchase.Machine A costs $811,000,has a 9-year life,and requires $164,000 in pretax annual operating costs.Machine B costs $939,000,has a 10-year life,and requires $109,000 in pretax annual operating costs.Either machine will be depreciated using the straight-line method to zero over its life.Neither machine will have any salvage value.Whichever machine is selected,it will never be replaced.The discount rate is 11 percent and the tax rate is 34 percent.Which machine should be purchased and why?

• A)Machine A;because its NPV is about $66,035 higher than Machine B's NPV
• B)Machine A;because its NPV is about $64,217 higher than Machine B's NPV
• C)Machine A;because its EAC is about $23,404 lower than Machine B's EAC
• D)Machine B;because its NPV is about $66,035 higher than Machine A's NPV
• E)Machine B;because its EAC is about $23,404 lower than Machine A's EAC

Recognize fundamental attribution error and its impact on social perception.

Identify various persuasion techniques and their applications in social influence.

Understand the concept of social facilitation and its effects on performance.

Gain insight into attribution theory and its application in social psychology.

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Definitions:

Preconditions

Conditions that must be true before a function or operation can proceed in programming.

Postconditions

Conditions that must be true after the execution of a function or a block of code, used to verify the correctness of the program.

Power Method

An iterative algorithm used in numerical linear algebra to approximate the leading eigenvalue and corresponding eigenvector of a matrix.

Accessor Methods

Accessor methods are methods in object-oriented programming used to access the values of private variables, providing a way to retrieve data without directly exposing the variables.