Valdez Company is considering eliminating its kitchen divisi…

Valdez Company is considering eliminating its kitchen division, which reported an operating loss of $63,000 for the past year as shown below. Segment Income (Loss) Sales $ 1,240,000 Variable costs 924,000 Contribution margin 316,000 Fixed costs 379,000 Income (loss) $ (63,000) If the kitchen division is dropped, all $924,000 of its variable costs are avoidable, and $227,400 of its fixed costs are avoidable. The impact on Valdez’s income from eliminating this business segment would be:

Carmel Corporation is considering the purchase of a machine…

Carmel Corporation is considering the purchase of a machine costing $37,000 with a 5-year useful life and no salvage value. Carmel assumes that the annual net cash flows from the machine will be received uniformly throughout each year. In calculating the accounting rate of return, what is Carmel’s average investment?

A child was diagnosed with a closed fracture of the radius a…

A child was diagnosed with a closed fracture of the radius at approximately 2 p.m. The fracture was reduced in the emergency department and her arm placed in a cast. At 11 p.m. her mother brings her back to the emergency department due to unrelenting pain that has not been relieved by the prescribed narcotics and dusky fingers. Which nursing action would be the priority?

The nurse is examining a 12-month-old who was brought to the…

The nurse is examining a 12-month-old who was brought to the clinic for persistent diaper rash. The nurse finds perianal inflammation with bright red scaly plaques and small papules. Satellite lesions are also present. The satellite lesions are most likely caused by which of the following?