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Fresh out of college, you are negotiating with your prospective new employer. They offer you a signing bonus of $100,000 today or a lump sum payment of $130,000 three years from now. If you can earn 8% on your invested funds, which of the following is true?

The sale of equity and debt securities between investors occurs in the:

Which statement shows a trend by reporting an item’s value in relation to the value of the same item in a previous year?

You have $800 that you would like to invest. You have 2 choices: Savings account A which earns 8% per year, compounded annually, or savings account B which earns 7.80% per year, compounded quarterly. Which would you choose and why?

An insurance company promises to pay Jane $1 million on her 65th birthday in return for a one-time payment of $270,000 today (Jane just turned 30). At what rate of interest would Jane be indifferent between accepting the company’s offer and investing the premium on her own?

The relationship between two variables from a firm’s financial statements that can be used for comparison purposes between the firm and its competitors is known as:

Conceptually, what does the days’ in receivables ratio (average collection period) measure for a firm?

Given the following income statement data, calculate net income: sales = $3,600, cost of goods sold = $1,800, general and administrative expenses = $200, depreciation = $150, interest expense = $50, tax rate = 21%.

Simple interest can be calculated as:

Optional extra credit: Imagine you and your friends all attend a single event and are all exposed to a species of pathogen (e.g., respiratory viruses or bacteria via inhalation, or gastrointestinal viruses or bacteria via consumption of food). Some of you are fine after the event, some of you get somewhat sick, and unfortunately, some of you get fairly ill, although fortunately everyone recovers just fine. Describe some factors that contribute to the differential outcomes among your group. In other words, why were some individuals fine, but others became quite ill from the same pathogen? Please explain using complete sentences in a minimum of a paragraph (4-5 sentences). Copyright 2024 by Dr. Jonathan A. Miller. All rights reserved. Online sharing or distribution is prohibited. For exam use only in BIOL& 260: Microbiology at Edmonds College. Outside help is not allowed.