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3 years ago

What is the problem with companies pursuing patents specifically to hinder, or prevent, competition?

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Answer:According to the article, when companies earn patents specifically to prevent competition, it hinders the innovation of products that might actually be better. For instance, Bruce Nolop describes how his company had to pay more attention to the "minefield of existing patents than on the expected value that we could bring to customers." Rosabeth Moss Kanter suggests a "use it or lose it" solution to this problem. She thinks that a company that patents an item would be forced to use the patented idea or product or risk losing the patent. This idea would encourage more competition and prevent patent abuse.

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Statement of equivalent units

Material Conversion

Units Units

Units transferred out 70,000 70,000

Add: Closing work-in-progress 25,000 6,250

Average divisor  95,000  76,250

Computation of cost per unit

Material Conversion

$ $

Cost of beginning work-in-progress 3,500 16,000

Cost added 25,000 45,000

Total cost  28,500  61,000

Material cost per unit = $28,500

95,000 units

= $0.30 per unit

Conversion cost per unit = $61,000

76,250 units

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A small trucking company is planning to install a GPS system in each of the five trucks the company owns. Each system costs $460

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a. The $7002.73 new annual net income is necessary to recover the initial investment of the five GIS systems at the annual effective interest rate of 10%

b. Since $6000 revenue is less than $7002.73 project is not viable financially.

Explanation:

a . Total initial cost = 4600*5

= $23000

Total Salvage Value = 300*5

= $1500

Operating cost = $1000 with a gradient of $100.

PV of operating cost = 1000(P/A,5,10%) + 100(P/G,5,10%)

= 1000(P/A,5,10%) + 100(P/A,5,10%)(A/G,5,10%)

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= $4476.97

PV of salvage value = 1500(P/F,5,10%)

=1500*0.6209

= $931.35

NPV = -23000 - 4476.97 + 931.35

= - $26545.62

annual revenue to get $26545 = 26545.62(A/P,5,10%)

= 26545.62*0.2638

= $7002.73

Annual Revenue = $7002.73

Therefore, The $7002.73 new annual net income is necessary to recover the initial investment of the five GIS systems at the annual effective interest rate of 10%

b. Since $6000 revenue is less than $7002.73 project is not viable financially.

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