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Recent Homework Questions About Investing

math!
3. Suppose that Jill, at age 24, decides to invest $200 monthly into a portfolio that earns 7% compounded monthly and does this until she turns 34. At age 34 she stops contributing to her portfolio, and just lets it gain the same interest (7% compounded monthly) until she ...
Saturday, June 8, 2013 at 9:00pm

HealthCare Finance Bonds
John Doe is in the 40 percent personal tax bracket. He is considering investing in HCA bonds that carry a 12 percent interest rate. a. What is his after-tax yield (interest rate) on the bonds? b. Suppose Twin Cities Memorial Hospital has issued tax-exempt bonds that have an ...
Saturday, May 25, 2013 at 12:07pm

math
calculate the compound interest on investing $600 for 2 years at 7% per annum
Friday, May 17, 2013 at 7:59pm

investing
A 5% coupon bond with 9 years to maturity has a yield-to-maturity of 7%. Assuming the coupons are paid semi-annually and the principal amount is equal to 100, what is the price of the bond?
Monday, May 13, 2013 at 11:39pm

investing
A 6% coupon bond with 7 years to maturity has a yield-to-maturity of 3%. Assuming the coupons are paid semi-annually and the principal amount is equal to 100, what is the Macaulay duration of the bond (in years)?
Monday, May 13, 2013 at 11:39pm

investing
You work for an insurance company. You have an obligation to pay $1 mln in exactly 1.5 years from today. Your goal is to provide the company with an immunized portfolio that would hedge the current obligation. The company is only interested in first-order immunization, so you ...
Monday, May 13, 2013 at 11:39pm

Math
An individual has 25000 to invest. As their financial consultant, you recommend investing in Treasury Bills earning 7%, Corporate Bonds earning 9% and Junk Bonds earning 11%. Find all the investment alternatives that will earn $2000 per year.
Wednesday, May 1, 2013 at 10:04pm

business
Healthy Options is a Pharmaceutical Company which is considering investing in a new production line for its pain-reliever medicine for individuals who suffer from cardio vascular diseases. The company has to invest in equipment which costs $2,500,000 and falls within a CCA tax...
Saturday, April 13, 2013 at 4:11pm

Managerial Accounting
IRR: Even Cash Flows Williams and Park Accounting Practice is considering investing in a new computer system that costs $9,000 and would reduce processing costs by $2,000 a year for the next six years. Required: Calculate the internal rate of return, using the time value of ...
Saturday, April 13, 2013 at 3:05am

cis 115
Jim is a financial analyst with many large investment clients. Each year Jim identifies ten different mutual funds that he shares with his clients for investing. At the end of each year he keeps the funds that performed better than the ten-fund average and replaces the others ...
Saturday, February 16, 2013 at 5:07pm

business finance
Kate Eden received a graduation present of $5,000 that she is planning on investing in a mutual fund that earns 6.00 percent each year. How much money can she collect in three years
Monday, February 11, 2013 at 9:42pm

investing
A company is thinking of investing some surplus cash in 30 year $1000 face value Microsoft 6% annual coupon bonds. It plans to pay $925 each for 10,000 of them, now, and expects to SELL them for $1025 each at the end of 5 years. Make a determination about the economic ...
Saturday, February 2, 2013 at 12:53am

math
Investing inhertance.Norman invested one-half of his inheritance in a CD that had a 10% annoul yield. He lent one-quarter of of his inheritance to his brother -in-law at 12% simple interest. His income from these two investments was $6400 for 1 year. How much was the inheritance?
Tuesday, January 29, 2013 at 10:02am

math
Zaineb is deciding whether to buy a stereo at $695 plus GST and PST now, or to invest the money to buy the stereo in a year. Her account pays 7.35% per annum, compounded monthly. If she can buy the stereo at the same price next year, how much would she save by the investing ...
Sunday, January 13, 2013 at 1:55pm

Algebra
IF Tony earned $600 after investing $3,000 for five years, what was his interest rate?
Thursday, January 10, 2013 at 6:24am

Financial management
ABC Construction and Leasing Company are interested in investing in the residential real estate market due to a relatively low interest rate environment. The Company appointed you to be in charge of the project feasibility study. You have just visited a 35-year old, well-...
Tuesday, January 1, 2013 at 4:44pm

engineering economic
Ahmad is considering investing RM2000 to Ali's project at an interest rate 6% compound annually for 5 years or investing RM2000 to Rosli at 7% per year simple interest for 5 years. From your point of view which option is better and state your reason
Tuesday, December 18, 2012 at 4:45pm

investing
Which of the following statements is true about financial planning? A. Any kind of financial expert (such as a stockbroker, lawyer, or accountant) can help you develop a comprehensive financial plan. B. Once you have painstakingly developed a financial plan, it is not wise to ...
Sunday, December 16, 2012 at 4:39pm

math
You have finally saved 10,000 and are ready to make your first investment. You have the three following alternatives for investing that money: 1) Captial cities ABC Inc. bonds with a par value of $1000 that pays an 8.75 percent on its par value in interest, sells for $1.34 and...
Thursday, December 6, 2012 at 6:42am

Finance
Describe two financial goals that you would want to meet before you begin investing. Explain why you would want to reach those goals first.
Monday, December 3, 2012 at 5:47pm

Accounting
Below is a list of treatments of accounting topics. Place GAAP on the line if the treatment is GAAP-based and place IFRS on the line if the treatment is IFRS-based. A. Interest and dividend income are reported in the investing section of the cash flow statement.__________ B. ...
Monday, November 26, 2012 at 2:25pm

Itroduction to finance
Anaswer all questions You have been commissioned to analyse the financial statements of MILOPA LIMITED. Below are the Consolidated statement of financial position and the Statement of Comprehensive Income of the companies. STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL POSITION as at 31 December ...
Monday, November 26, 2012 at 5:47am

Economics, General Program Section 2
A day trader tries to make a profit by A. investing only in blue chip stocks. B. speculating with borrowed money. C. reducing risky investments. D. taking advantage of minute-by-minute changes in stock prices.
Friday, November 16, 2012 at 5:46pm

Algebra
Task Type: Individual Project Deliverable Length: 3 Parts: See Assignment Details Points Possible: 150 Due Date: 11/5/2012 11:59:59 PM CT Weekly tasks or assignments (Individual or Group Projects) will be due by Monday and late submissions will be assigned a late penalty in ...
Tuesday, November 13, 2012 at 12:51am

Math
Becky has saved $4500. She would like to earn $325 per year, by investing into two different investments: a low-risk investment that pays 5% annual interest and a high -risk investment that pays 9% annual interest. How much should Becky invest in each type of investment?
Monday, October 29, 2012 at 3:55pm

Accounting
On July 1, 2011, ABC Grocers, Inc. purchased an investment in the 5 yr 10@ (stated rate) debt securities with a face value of $400,000 of Brighton Corporation, a publicly traded company. At the time of purchase the market interest rate for similar risk debt was 8%. Interest is...
Friday, August 24, 2012 at 9:23am

Financial management
Im having a little trouble can someone please help me. Im not sure if my answers were right or what the rest would be. 1. _________C__________ is the interest rate in which NPV equals zero. a. Required Rate of Return b. Annual percentage rate (APR) c. Internal Rate of Return ...
Monday, August 6, 2012 at 3:04pm

system analysis and palnning
objective The Milestone Assignments are based on the Projects and Cases for use with the Systems Analysis and Design Methods textbook by Whitten & Bentley. There are six (6) parts to the Project, consisting of twelve (12) milestones. During Weeks 2-7, you will be required to ...
Thursday, July 26, 2012 at 11:07pm

History
Do you think investing in the stock market today would be a better or worse idea than it was in the 1920's? Explain why you think so.
Tuesday, July 3, 2012 at 10:47pm

Maths Investments
Kate is thinking about investing $60 000 for 4 years. She deposits her money into an account which earns interest paid semiannually at a rate of 7% p.a. After 2½ years, the interest rate drops to 5.6% p.a. and stays constant for the remainder of the investment period. ...
Tuesday, June 26, 2012 at 7:17am

Maths (Investments)
Kate is thinking about investing $60 000 for 4 years. She deposits her money into an account which earns interest paid semiannually at a rate of 7% p.a. After 2½ years, the interest rate drops to 5.6% p.a. and stays constant for the remainder of the investment period. ...
Friday, June 22, 2012 at 10:35pm

finance
You currently have $22,500 in your retirement account. What annual rate of return will you need to make on your investment in order to have $1,000,000 in the account on your 60th birthday? Will investing in CDs get you to your goal?
Sunday, June 17, 2012 at 8:56pm

finance
You have finally saved 10,000 and are ready to make your first investment. You have the three following alternatives for investing that money: 1) Captial cities ABC Inc. bonds with a par value of $1000 that pays an 8.75 percent on its par value in interest, sells for $1.34 and...
Thursday, June 7, 2012 at 11:29am

Algebra 2
As a graduation present, you want to gift your son a trip to Disney World. Presently beginning his second semester as a high school junior, you hope you have enough time to save $4,000 to support much of the trips expenses for your child and two of his closest friends. Rather ...
Tuesday, June 5, 2012 at 7:46pm

Economics
1. Why is representative money more useful than commodity money? B. Representative money has value because the government says it does. C. Representative money exists in unlimited supply, so more people use it. D. Representative money is portable, durable, divisible, and ...
Monday, June 4, 2012 at 10:03pm

Comm 215
Please guideme to which ones are wrong.. Thank you Grammar Part I: True or False 1. The following word group is a FRAGMENT: That movie, one of my favorites. x_True __False 2. The following word group is a FRAGMENT: The local baseball team, needing a good pitcher most of all. ...
Tuesday, May 29, 2012 at 1:04pm

Business
The contrarian approach to investing is best illustrated by A. staying out of the market no matter what experts are saying. B. always buying when others are selling. C. investing in mutual funds, contradicting the idea that investing in individual stocks is better. D. ...
Thursday, May 24, 2012 at 8:19am

finance
Alicia Cooper makes sure to contribute ten percent of her monthly earnings to her 401(k) plan at work. Her 401(k) plan allows her to invest in several different types of mutual funds. Which suggestion for the obtaining money she needs for investing is she following?
Monday, May 21, 2012 at 10:33pm

Finance
Judy Johnson is choosing between investing in two Treasury securities that mature in five years and have par values of $1,000. One is a Treasury note paying an annual coupon of 5.06 percent. The other is a TIPS which pays 3 percent interest annually. a. If inflation remains ...
Wednesday, May 2, 2012 at 12:25pm

business Maths
The main concept to investing is diversify your investments. The old saying of “don’t put all of your eggs in one basket” exemplifies this concept. Kerry Stutsman has saved $2,400 and is wondering how to invest it. She was researching different investment ...
Monday, April 23, 2012 at 10:14pm

Accounting
1. Partially Correct Check My Work Problem-Solving Strategy Problem 16-1 (Algorithmic) Statement of Cash Flows—Indirect Method The comparative balance sheet of Mavenir Technologies Inc. for December 31, 2013 and 2012, is shown as follows: Dec. 31, 2013 Dec. 31, 2012 ...
Saturday, April 21, 2012 at 2:45pm

physics
You are investing an accident in which a vehicle traveling with a horizontal velocity Vo leaves the top of a cliff of height h, and lands a horizontal distance (x) from the base of the cliff. Prove that the relationship between vo and the other variables is given by the ...
Thursday, March 22, 2012 at 10:40pm

Finance
P17-3 (Available-for-Sale Investments) Cardinal Paz Corp. carries an account in its general ledger called Investments, which contained debits for investment purchases, and no credits, with the following descriptions. Feb. 1, 2010 Sharapova Company common stock, $100 par, 200 ...
Sunday, March 18, 2012 at 4:02pm

COMM215
Can you tell me if everything is correct? Final Grammar Test Part I: True or False 1. The following word group is a FRAGMENT: That movie, one of my favorites. _X_True __False 2. The following word group is a FRAGMENT: The local baseball team, needing a good pitcher most of all...
Thursday, February 23, 2012 at 1:31pm

English
I just wanted to add a few more things. I urgently need to express them. 1) We keep emailing each other (two people involved) in English because we both agreed to use English as the lingua franca. 2) Therefore, we must vary the application module; otherwise, both our students ...
Tuesday, February 7, 2012 at 3:40pm

Financial Accounting
I am trying to get this done asap because it is an online assignment and the web site is down for today. I will share my own answers if you all will provide feedback on them. Any guidance on these topics would be much appreciated: Indicate whether each transaction is ...
Saturday, January 21, 2012 at 1:59pm

Math
Tia is investing $ 2500 that she would like to grow to $ 6000 in 10 years, at what annual interest rate compounded quaterly must Tia invest her money
Wednesday, January 11, 2012 at 5:18pm

investing
Why is there a gain or loss in a pension expense calculation? I am more confused about this every time I read about this topic. Can somebody explain this to me? I have researched and read and still do not understand why.
Tuesday, November 1, 2011 at 4:29pm

Finance
Niles is making an investment with an expected return of 12 percent. If the standard deviation of the return is 4.5 percent, and if Niles is investing $100,000, then what dollar amount is Niles 90 percent sure that he will have at the end of the year? A) $100,000.00 B) $104,...
Monday, October 24, 2011 at 12:24pm

COMM 215
Please guide me on what I have done incorrectly: Part I: True or False 1. The following word group is a FRAGMENT: That movie, one of my favorites. X True __False 2. The following word group is a FRAGMENT: The local baseball team, needing a good pitcher most of all. X True ...
Thursday, October 20, 2011 at 8:48am

Econ
You are thinking about investing $100,000 in a new product. Sales expections are $95,000. If R & D will cost another $3,000, should you invest in the product? Explain.
Friday, September 30, 2011 at 11:11pm

public health
An investor who has $1,000,000 is thinking of investing in building and operating a private hospital, but he is unable to decide about the form of business that is most suitable to his investment. - Sole proprietorship. - Partnership. - Or Corporation. As a consultant to this ...
Friday, September 23, 2011 at 5:01am

English
Thank you very much for your corrections! I tried to made the changes you suggested to me. 1) Analysts divide the Chinese capital invasion into three categories: government financial investments, investments by wealthy individuals and private equity, and corporate investments ...
Tuesday, September 6, 2011 at 1:49pm

English
I left out the following sentences. I really need your help. Please! 1) Analysts divide the Chinese capitals’ invasion into three categories: A)government financial investments (CIC) B)investments by wealthy individuals and private equity C)corporate investments 2) China ...
Tuesday, September 6, 2011 at 1:30pm

science
I HAVE WRITTEN A MITIGATION PLAN AND WANTED TO KNOW IF SOMEONE WOULD READ IT A GIVE ME FEED BACK AS TO WHAT I CAN CHANGE Energy Conservation Mitigation Plan Humans are not making energy conservation a priority. Spending a day without energy will be a hard task to do. Society ...
Saturday, August 20, 2011 at 6:32pm

General Education Statistics | MAT112
There are many ways people can invest their money. In mutual funds, the investor buys shares in a fund that buys investment instruments for the investor, commonly stocks, bonds, or fixed instrument investments. Investment fund managers commonly advertise their success in ...
Saturday, July 30, 2011 at 9:02pm

Grammar
Five sentences about the role of education in successful financial planning, using different verb tense in each sentence with the verb in bold. Can you please tell me if the following sentences are correct? My husband and I were talking about our financial goals. (Past ...
Saturday, July 9, 2011 at 7:43pm

precalc
A is accumulated amount investing after p principal for t years at and interest rate of r compounded anually k is times per year. P=$1500, r= 7%, t=6 P=1500, r=7%,t=5,k=4 P=$1250, r=5.4%,t=6
Sunday, June 12, 2011 at 10:22pm

math
Each year, Cathy invests $1,200 in her account. The account pays an interest rate of 6.3%. The formula to calculate the balance in her account is B =A(1+ r)n+1- A, where r A is the amount invested per year, r is the interest rate, and n is the number of years investing
Wednesday, June 8, 2011 at 10:00pm

acc 121
Bob is investing in a partnership with Andy. Bob contributes as part of his initial investment, Accounts Receivable of $80,000; an Allowance for Doubtful Accounts of $12,000; and $8,000 cash. The entry that the partnership makes to record Bob's initial contribution ...
Friday, June 3, 2011 at 6:03pm

Finance
A financial analyst tells you that investing in stocks will allow you to triple your money in 15 years. What annual rate of return is the analyst assuming you can earn?
Tuesday, May 24, 2011 at 5:44am

investing
You have a $ 2 million portfolio consisting of $100,000 investment in each of 20 different stocks. The portfolio has a beta of 1.1. You are considering selling $100,000 worth one stock with a beta of 0.9 and using the proceeds to purchase another stock with a beta of 1.4. What...
Wednesday, May 4, 2011 at 12:14am

Philosophy ( Critical Thinking)
1. <21{1[2(24)24]}> The average height of members of the high school basketball team is six feet, three inches. Jerry is on the high school basketball team, so Jerry must be taller than six feet. The argument above is flawed because it confuses (Points : 1) Jerry with ...
Saturday, April 30, 2011 at 6:28pm

science
I have answer the question can someone review it and tell me how it sounds or if I need to add something Post your response to the following: If you were an environmental researcher and were given funding to assist with one environmental issue, which of the following topics ...
Wednesday, April 13, 2011 at 8:56pm

Economics
List the various causes of inflation and determine if they are an injection or a leakage. Demand-pull theory: This is a leakage. If all sectors in the economy try to buy more than the economy can produce, people may start to rely on imports. Therefore, demand-pull is a leakage...
Tuesday, March 8, 2011 at 6:18pm

PHI103:Informal Logic
1. <11{1[1(19)19]}> All sages provide both wisdom and inspiration. Since Dasha’s speech contained wisdom and greatly inspired her audience, Dasha is a sage. Which one of the following points out the flaw in the argument above? (Points : 1) Just because Dasha is a ...
Monday, March 7, 2011 at 5:31pm

Math
Please help check my answers to make sure they are correct. I used the "sinking fund payment and present value of an ordinary annuity" formulas to solve this story problem. Thanks! Story: Naomi Dexter is 20 years old. She decides to investigate several ways to ...
Monday, March 7, 2011 at 3:19pm

MATH
Please help check my answers to make sure they are correct. I used the "sinking fund payment and present value of an ordinary annuity" formulas to solve this story problem. Thanks! Story: Naomi Dexter is 20 years old. She decides to investigate several ways to ...
Sunday, March 6, 2011 at 7:01pm

ENGLISH
Please check and make sure my words are spelled correct and I have commas where they need to be.If not please correct it for me.Also do I suppose to capitalize smothers canning fortune. Please let me know whether you want to go by air or drive to the meeting in Chicago. If you...
Wednesday, March 2, 2011 at 10:16pm

A U
1. Question : <21{1[1(01)01]}> Since Jessica’s participation in local politics increased significantly after she joined her school’s political science club, it is clear that her involvement in that club led her to take an interest in politics. The argument ...
Sunday, February 13, 2011 at 10:04pm

Math
Suppose that 34% of the people who inquire about investments at a certain brokerage firm end up investing in stocks, 30% end up investing in bonds, and 35% end up investing in stocks or bonds (or both). What is the probability that a person who inquires about investments at ...
Thursday, February 10, 2011 at 6:52pm

PERSONAL FINANCE / composition
Ok, need another set of eyes... Here is a question I had to answer. Want to get a second opinion if it reads well, and makes sense. Thanks for any comments. What things do you take into consideration when beginning to plan for investments? Why is it important to understand ...
Monday, January 31, 2011 at 10:46pm

Finance
You are currently investing your money in a bank account which has a nominal annual rate of 8 percent, compounded annually. If you invest $2,000 today, how many years will it take for your account to grow to $10,000?
Sunday, December 12, 2010 at 12:52pm

finance
If we invest money for 10 years at 8% interest, compounded semi-annually, we are really investing money for ______ six month periods, during which we receive _______ percent interest each year.
Monday, December 6, 2010 at 12:41am

statistics
We are studying mutual bond funds for the purpose of investing in several funds. For this particular study, we want to focus on the assets of a fund and its five-year performance. The question is: Can the five-year rate of return be estimated based on the assets of the fund? ...
Friday, November 19, 2010 at 10:33am

com/155
write five sentences about the role of education in successful financial planning, in which you correctly use a different verb tense in each sentence. Mark each verb used in bold and, in parentheses, identify the specific tense use I need help to identified the verb and the ...
Saturday, November 13, 2010 at 2:35pm

Health care finance
John Doe is in the 40 percent tax bracket. He is considering investing in HCA bonds that carry a 12 percent interest rate. A. What is his after-tax interest rate on the bonds?
Tuesday, October 26, 2010 at 3:29am

Financing
Reflect on your experience with investing. What type of investments do you currently own/manage? What decisions are you responsible for making in regard to management of the investments? At this time, how comfortable are you with advising others on selecting investments? How ...
Monday, October 25, 2010 at 2:57pm

Financial
Scenario investment # 1 TA Holding is considering investing in project A, whether to invest in new product with a product life of four years. The cost of the fixed asset investment would be RM3,000,000 in total, with RM1,500,000 payable at once and the rest after one year. The...
Sunday, October 24, 2010 at 4:53am

college
You are replacing an old piece of machinery with a new one that offers improved technology and efficiencies to your company. The new machine will cost you $50,000 and it will provide you with a cash inflow of $10,500 PER YEAR for the next 7 years. You can sell the old machine ...
Tuesday, October 12, 2010 at 6:49pm

investing
My son informed me that a comic book I purchased for 10 cents in 1948 is worth $55 today. What has been the average annual compound rate of return on that valuable asset?
Monday, October 4, 2010 at 1:10pm

composition and communication
I need help identifying verb tanses. I have to write 5 sentences about the " role education plays in successful financial planning" using different verb tenses. This is what I have: 1. Education plays an important role in a person’s financial status. (PRESENT ...
Sunday, October 3, 2010 at 8:49am

PSY
22. <22{7[1(04)]}> A company can either invest in employee training seminars or update its computer network. Since updating the computer network would result in more measurable benefits, the company would be best off updating its computer network. The argument above ...
Saturday, September 25, 2010 at 6:38pm

accounting
Target Corporation is currently seeking additional capital to expand its operations. Two companies have shown interest in providing additional capital. •Company #1 is interested in investing in the organization and, therefore, would like to have part ownership through the...
Thursday, September 23, 2010 at 7:22pm

philosphy
Cathy owes six overdue movies to her local video store. Since each of Cathy’s overdue videos is a comedy, only comedies are currently overdue at Cathy’s local video store. Which one of the following premises, if added to the statements above, would allow the ...
Saturday, September 18, 2010 at 11:09am

PHI103: Informal Logic
1. <21{7[1(07)]}> Cathy owes six overdue movies to her local video store. Since each of Cathy’s overdue videos is a comedy, only comedies are currently overdue at Cathy’s local video store. Which one of the following premises, if added to the statements above, ...
Friday, September 17, 2010 at 7:01pm

Comm 215
Which ones are wrong? Part I: True or False 1. The following word group is a FRAGMENT: That movie, one of my favorites. _x_True __False 2. The following word group is a FRAGMENT: The local baseball team, needing a good pitcher most of all. _x_True __False 3. The following word...
Friday, August 13, 2010 at 10:33pm

investing
You hold a diversified portfolio consisting of a $5 000 investment in each of 20 different common stocks. The portfolio beta is equal to 1.12. You have decided to sell a lead mining stock (b=1.0) at $5 000 net and use the proceeds to buy a like amount of a s steel company ...
Tuesday, August 10, 2010 at 4:22am

Finance
Suppose the market risk premium is 6.5% and the risk-free interest rate is 5%. Calculate the cost of capital of investing in a project with a beta of 1.2.
Monday, August 2, 2010 at 11:13pm

business(plz help me to do the assignment,thanks)
J Plc is a medium-sized company producing a range of toys which it sells to wholesale distributors. Recently, its sales have begun to rise rapidly following a general recovery in the economy as a whole. The following information was extracted from the accounts of J Plc at the ...
Saturday, July 31, 2010 at 10:58am

Acc 230
The following is an excerpt from Lucent Technologies’ Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations: Executive Summary We design and deliver the systems, software and services that drive next-generation communications networks...
Sunday, June 20, 2010 at 12:07am

college
You're thinking of investing in a automation project to reduce cost of production. -Investment in Fixed Assets: $900,000 at t=0; salvage value of $300,000 at t=6; straight line deprectiation over 6 years (assume book value is 0 at t=6) -Investement in NWC: $250,000 at t=0...
Saturday, June 19, 2010 at 5:50pm

Comm/215
Investing in pure research ___ yields no immediate profit, can be hard to justify when a company is in financial difficulties. __ who __ which __ , which __ that , which is would be correct?
Thursday, June 17, 2010 at 3:48pm

math
if naomi wants to accumulate 1,000,000 by investing money every year into her savings account at 3% for 30 years until retirement,how much does she need to deposit each year
Saturday, June 12, 2010 at 3:03pm

investing
The following account balances relate to the stockholders' equity accounts of Gore Corp. at year-end. 2008 2007 Common stock, 10,500 and 10,000 shares, respectively, for 2008 and 2007 $160,000 $140,000 Preferred stock, 5,000 shares 125,000 125,000 Retained earnings 300,000...
Thursday, June 3, 2010 at 9:51pm

investing
You are provided with the following transactions that took place during a recent fiscal year. Instructions Complete the table indicating whether each item (1) should be reported as an operating (O) activity, investing (I) activity, financing (F) activity, or as a noncash (NC) ...
Thursday, June 3, 2010 at 9:49pm

ACCOUNTING
Mary and Jack Gray, local golf stars, opened the Chip-Shot Driving Range on March 1, 2008, by investing $25,000 of their cash savings in the business. A caddy shack was constructed for cash at a cost of $8,000, and $800 was spent on golf balls and golf clubs. The Grays leased ...
Wednesday, June 2, 2010 at 4:39pm

business
can investing more money in the business help to reduce the fixed and variable costs of that business?
Saturday, May 29, 2010 at 3:59am

Math
Can investing more money in the business help to reduce the fixed and variable costs of that business?
Saturday, May 29, 2010 at 3:56am

Finance
A company is thinking of investing some surplus cash in 30 years $1000 face microsoft 6% coupon bonds. It plans to pay $925 each for 10,000 of them, now and expects to sell them for $1025 each at the end of 5 years. Make a determination about the economic viability of the ...
Sunday, May 16, 2010 at 9:03pm

investing
Discount Sales sells some used store fixtures. The acquisition cost of the fixtures is $12,500, the accumulated depreciation on these fixtures is $9,750 at the time of sale. The fixtures are sold for $4,500. The value of this transaction in the Investing section of the ...
Monday, May 10, 2010 at 11:14am

Finance
Alphonse Inc. is thinking about investing in an annuity contract that will return $100,000 annually at the end of each year for 15 years. What amount should Alphonse pay for this investment if it earns an 6% return?
Wednesday, April 28, 2010 at 4:47pm

accounting
Evaluate the asset, debt, and equity structure of Lucent Technologies, as well as trends and changes found on the common-size balance sheet. 3. What concerns would investors and creditors have based on only this information? 4. What additional financial and nonfinancial ...
Sunday, April 25, 2010 at 11:42am

strategies for math solving
Michael's Budget Many people choose to invest some of their surplus income in municipal bonds. Investing in municipal bonds earning 3% interest every month in savings how musch will my interest be.
Friday, April 23, 2010 at 7:34pm

math
an investor is considering investing £5000 over five years in a scheme which offers compound interest of 3.4% compounded annually. what is the total interest paid.
Friday, April 23, 2010 at 2:49pm

investing
(Dividend discount Model) Assume RHM is expected to pay a total cash dividend of $56.60 next year and its dividends are expected to grow at a rate of 6% per year forever. Assuming annual dividend payments, what is the current market value of a share of RHM stock if the ...
Saturday, April 10, 2010 at 3:43pm

econ
Suppose you inherit $10,000 and decide to use the money to start a lawn-care business. You purchase a truck and a mower for $10,000 and start mowing lawns. Your annual cost for fuel and other supplies is $2,000. Now, instead of investing your money in the lawn-care business ...
Friday, April 9, 2010 at 7:18pm

Business Math
If i wanted to accumulate a million dollars by investing money every year into a savings account at 3% for 30 years until retirement how much do i need to deposit each year?
Monday, April 5, 2010 at 8:46pm

personal finance
Which of the following statements is FALSE: A) Individual investors should be involved in choosing a mutual fund because they know how the objective of a mutual fund match their own investement objectives B)Professional fund managers do make mistakes C)Although investing in ...
Thursday, March 18, 2010 at 12:10pm

personal finance
Brenda has received a $10,000 gift from her mother and is trying to decide how to invest it.She thinks she would like to invest it in stocks because she knows that stocks have been earning about 10%rate of interest over the last several years.What aspect of investing is Brenda...
Wednesday, March 17, 2010 at 12:26pm

personal finance
Juan has received $50,000 in a divorce settlement and is trying to decide how to invest it.He has looked at stocks but knows that some stocks have lost a lot of value for their owners recently.What aspect of investing is he most concerned about? a)risk b)return c)...
Wednesday, March 17, 2010 at 11:16am

Writing
Can you please tell me whats right and whats wrong..Thank you. Part I: True or False 1. The following word group is a FRAGMENT: That movie, one of my favorites. _x_True __False 2. The following word group is a FRAGMENT: The local baseball team, needing a good pitcher most of ...
Sunday, March 14, 2010 at 8:34pm

Accounting
A manufacturing company has to decide between their current process which has a variable cost of $10/unit and investing in new equipment which will reduce the variable cost to $5/unit. The new equipment will cost $100,000. Use a break-even analysis to determine the number of ...
Thursday, February 4, 2010 at 2:38pm

accounting
Assume that Jose is indifferent between investing in a corporate bond that pays 10% interest and a stock with no growth potential that pays an 8% dividend yield. Assume that the tax rate on dividends is 15%. What is Jose's marginal tax rate?
Tuesday, January 26, 2010 at 11:01pm

Accounting
What kind of companies (industries) have negative cash flow from investing activities? And what kind of companies have positive cash flow from investing activities?
Tuesday, January 26, 2010 at 2:41pm

Finance
Considering investing in either of two corporate bonds - One will give you with an annual 8% interest payment, while the other will provide you with 6%. Assume that the market rate in effect on the day you purchase either of the bonds is 7%. Explain how you will earn 7% on ...
Tuesday, January 26, 2010 at 11:50am

Accounting
John Doe is in the 40 percent personal tax bracket. He is considering investing in HCA bonds that carry a 12 percent interest rate. a. What is his after-tax yield(interest rate) on the bonds? b.Suppose Twin Cities Memorial Hospital has issued tax-exempt bonds that have an ...
Monday, January 25, 2010 at 1:05pm

Business Maths
Mega Sales sells some used store fixtures. The acquisition cost of the fixtures is $12,500; the accumulated depreciation on these fixtures is $9,750 at the time of sale. The fixtures are sold for $3,000. The value of this transaction in the investing section of the statement ...
Tuesday, December 15, 2009 at 6:58am

accounting
Target Corporation is currently seeking additional capital to expand its operations. Two companies have shown interest in providing additional capital. Company #1 is interested in investing in the organization and, therefore, would like to have part ownership through the sale ...
Sunday, December 13, 2009 at 5:37pm

accounting
Refer to Target Corporation's financial statements Target Corporation is currently seeking additional capital to expand its operations. Two companies have shown interest in providing additional capital. Company #1 is interested in investing in the organization and, ...
Wednesday, December 9, 2009 at 2:49pm

accounting
You are provided with the following transactions that took place during a recent fiscal year. Complete the table indicating whether each item (1) should be reported as an operating (O) activity, investing (I) activity, financing (F) activity, or as a noncash (NC) transaction ...
Monday, December 7, 2009 at 2:57pm

Finance
If you were considering investing in a company, which financial ratios would you find most useful?
Monday, December 7, 2009 at 7:40am

Socials-Ms. Sue
I decided to expand my previous answer A transformation system can help or hinder industrialization because well, with a highly developed transformation system you can produce products in better working conditions. It would be much easier to transport stuff around especially ...
Monday, November 23, 2009 at 9:32pm

Psychology
Can anyone tell me if I answered this correctly? Please help. 2. Assignment: Erikson’s Timeline • Write a 350- to 700-word paper that explains in which of Erikson’s eight stages of life you believe you are currently. • • Explain why you think you are ...
Sunday, November 8, 2009 at 6:03pm

Cash flow statement
In a statement of cash flows, the cash flows from investing activities section should report a.the issuance of common stock in exchange for a factory building. b.stock dividends received. c.a major repair to machinery charged to accumulated depreciation. d.the assignment of ...
Sunday, November 1, 2009 at 1:00pm

Investing
In a statement of cash flows, the cash flows from investing activities section should report a.the issuance of common stock in exchange for a factory building. b.stock dividends received. c.a major repair to machinery charged to accumulated depreciation. d.the assignment of ...
Sunday, November 1, 2009 at 2:28am

French
Hi there, could you please see if I have translated the french correctly into english. I was having a bit of trouble. 1.) I think schools should continue to invest money into these programs for the students because through group and team play, students can enrich their social ...
Thursday, October 29, 2009 at 10:02pm

Investing
Sonny owns $5,000 worth of High Risk Enterprises (HRE) stock. HRE has a standard deviation of 16 percent and a beta of 2.0. He wants to invest another $5,000 and create a $10,000 portfolio that is equally as risky as the overall market. Which one of the following will ...
Monday, October 26, 2009 at 11:15pm

Math Analysis (similar to my previous question)
How would you set this one up as well? 5. You have up to $30,000 to invest. Your broker recommends investing in AAA bonds yielding 8% and B+ bonds yielding 12%. You decide to invest at most $12,000 in the B+-rated bond and at least $6,000 in the AAA bond. The amount invested ...
Tuesday, October 6, 2009 at 12:10am

Economics
During a year of operation, a firm collects $450,000 in revenue and spends $100,000 on labor expense, raw materials, rent, and utilities. The firm's owner has provided $750,000 of her own money instead of investing the money and earning a 10% annual rate of return. What is...
Thursday, September 3, 2009 at 10:50am

Investing ( pease help)
Maxwell Feed & Seed is considering a project that has the following cash flow data. What is the project's IRR? Note that a project's projected IRR can be less than the WACC (and even negative), in which case it will be rejected. WACC 10.00% Year 0 1 2 3 4 5 Cash flows...
Tuesday, July 28, 2009 at 10:22pm

Investing ( pease help)
You have been assigned the task of using the corparate ,or free cash flow , model to estimate Petry's Corporation intrinsic value. the firm WACC is 10.00% , its end of year cash flow ( FCF)IS EXPECTED TO BE 90.0 MILLION, THE FCFs are expected to grow at a constant rate of ...
Monday, July 27, 2009 at 7:24pm

Investing ( pease help)
You hold a diversified $ 100,000 portfolio consisting of 20 stocks with 5000 invested in each . The portfolio's beta is 1.12. You plan to sell a stock with b=0.90 and use the proceeds to buy a new stock with b=1.75. what will the portfolio new beta be ? PLEASE Help me i&#...
Friday, July 24, 2009 at 5:00pm

Investing
You hold a diversifield $ 100,000 portfolio consisting of 20 stocks with 5000 invested in each . The portfolio's beta is 1.12. You plan to sell a stock with b=0.90 and use the proceeds to buy a new stock with b=1.75. what will the portfolio new beta be ? PLEASE Help me so ...
Thursday, July 23, 2009 at 11:18am

Investing
Kelly Inc's 5 yr bond yield 7.50% and 5 yr T Bonds yield 4.50%.The risk free rate is r*=2.5, the default risk premium for kelly bonds is DRP=0.40%, the liquity premium on kelly's bond is LP=2.6% versus zero on T-bonds, and the inflation premium ( IP) is 1.5%. What is ...
Wednesday, July 22, 2009 at 4:17pm

Investing
suppose the real risk - free is 3.50% and the future rate of inflation is expected to be constant at 6.80% . What rate of return would you expect on a 1 yr Treasury security , assuming the pure expectations theory is valid? Disregard cross- product terms, i.e., if averaging is...
Wednesday, July 22, 2009 at 10:00am

Investing
suppose the real risk - free is 3.50% and the future rate of inflation is expected to be constant at 6.80% . What rateof return would you expect on a 1 yr Treasury security , assuming the pure expectations theory is valid? Disregard cross- product terms, i.e., if averaging is ...
Wednesday, July 22, 2009 at 10:00am

investing
you plan to go back to school for 4yrs . You plan to save 6,400/yr beginning immediately . 4 deposits are made in an account that pays 5.7% interest. How much will you have 4yrs from today
Tuesday, July 21, 2009 at 12:01pm

Finance
How would the following transactions affect (i) cash and (ii) net working capital: a. Paying out a $2 million cash dividend. b. A customer paying a $2,500 bill resulting from a previous sale. c. Paying $5,000 previously owed to one of its suppliers. d. Borrowing $1 million ...
Sunday, June 14, 2009 at 6:33pm

fin 200
considering investing in a company. Which financial ratios would you find most useful? Why?
Saturday, May 30, 2009 at 9:57pm

investing
Gregg graduated several years ago with his MBA. He founded Alpha Industries upon graduation and has worked hard to build the business. In the year that just ended, Alpha’s free cash flow was negative $10 million due to a significant capital expenditure. Alpha expects to ...
Saturday, March 14, 2009 at 7:20pm

investing 3-20
The value of common stock depends on the A. price of the stock. B. retirement date. C. present value of cash flows. D. coupon rate. I need help with this one
Sunday, February 22, 2009 at 12:09am

investing 3-19
A perpetual preferred stock pays a fixed dividend of $9 and sells for $100. What is the stock’s rate of return? A. 6.5 percent B. 9 percent C. 11 percent D. 12.5 percent I think it's B. 9 percent. $9.00 / 100 = .09
Sunday, February 22, 2009 at 12:07am

investing 3-13
An increase in investors’ required return will cause the value of a common stock to A. rise. B. fall. C. remain unchanged. D. remain stable or rise slightly. I need help with this one
Sunday, February 22, 2009 at 12:05am

investing 3-4
4. Which of the following is the best conclusion, given only the following information: ZYX Corporation’s earnings after taxes have declined by 3.13% from the year earlier. During the past three months, ZYX purchased from investors (retired) 7.5% of the corporation’s...
Sunday, February 22, 2009 at 12:04am

investing 3-2
Which of the following preferred stock properties would provide the best argument favoring purchase of preferred stock by an investor? A. When long-term bond yields decline, the value of preferred stock can potentially rise. B. Because preferred stock trading volume is lower ...
Sunday, February 22, 2009 at 12:03am

investing 2-17
Which of the following statements about organized security markets is correct? A. Organized security markets are examples of financial intermediaries. B. Organized security markets transfer resources from savers to borrowers. C. Organized security markets provide secondary ...
Sunday, February 22, 2009 at 12:02am

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