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We Pay Insurance Company will pay you $1,275 each quarter for 20 years. You want to earn a minimum interest rate of .92 percent per quarter. What is the most you are willing to pay today for these payments?

For the past year, Pellicier, Incorporated, had depreciation of $2,419, beginning total assets of $23,616, and ending total assets of $21,878. Current assets decreased by $1,356. What was the amount of net capital spending for the year?

Silva Enterprises has inventory of $11,600, fixed assets of $22,400, total liabilities of $12,900, cash of $1,900, accounts receivable of $8,700, and long-term debt of $6,500. What is the net working capital?

Based on the tax table below, what is the average tax rate for a sole proprietor with taxable income of $155,000? Ignore any standard or itemized deductions. Taxable Income Tax Rate $ 0 − 9,875 10% 9,875 − 40,125 12 40,125 − 85,525 22 85,525 − 163,300 24

A partnership with four general partners:

The Somerville Corporation has cost of goods sold of $11,518, interest expense of $315, dividends of $420, depreciation of $811, and a change in retained earnings of $296. What is the taxable income given a tax rate of 21 percent?

You expect to receive $3,800 upon your graduation and will invest your windfall at an interest rate of .57 percent per quarter until the account is worth $5,275. How many years do you have to wait until you reach your target account value?

Caston’s zero coupon bonds have a market price of $318.46, a face value of $1,000, and a yield to maturity of 6.69 percent. How many years is it until these bonds mature? Assume semiannual compounding.

A Treasury bond is quoted at a price of 101.4621. What is the market price of this bond if the face value is $5,000?

An investor who was not as astute as he believed invested $284,000 into an account 8 years ago. Today, that account is worth $219,600. What was the annual rate of return on this account?