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One year ago, the Jenkins Family Fun Center deposited $3,900 into an investment account for the purpose of buying new equipment four years from today. Today, they are adding another $5,700 to this account. They plan on making a final deposit of $7,900 to the account next year. How much will be available when they are ready to buy the equipment, assuming they earn a rate of return of 8 percent?

What is the future value of $8,500 invested at the end of each year for 40 years, at 10.8 percent interest compounded annually?

Corner Supply has a current accounts receivable balance of $246,000. Credit sales for the year just ended were $2,430,000. How many days, on average, did it take for credit customers to pay off their accounts during this past year?

Micro, Incorporated, started the year with net fixed assets of $75,550. At the end of the year, there was $97,050 in the same account, and the company’s income statement showed depreciation expense of $13,460 for the year. What was the company’s net capital spending for the year?

You are examining a company’s balance sheet and find that it has total assets of $21,156, a cash balance of $2,424, inventory of $5,169, current liabilities of $6,341, and accounts receivable of $2,935. What is the company’s net working capital?

Qiaochu purchased a parcel of land costing $67,900. Today, that land is valued at $64,800. How long has she owned this land if the price has been decreasing by 1.5 percent per year?

Railway Cabooses just paid its annual dividend of $1.30 per share. The company has been reducing the dividends by 11.1 percent each year. How much are you willing to pay today to purchase stock in this company if your required rate of return is 12 percent?

A company is obligated to pay its creditors $6,505 at the end of the year. If the value of the company’s assets equals $6,367 at that time, what is the value of shareholders’ equity?

Gnomes R Us just paid a dividend of $1.75 per share. The company has a dividend payout ratio of 40 percent. If the PE ratio is 15.4 times, what is the stock price?

You want to have $24,000 saved 3 years from today in order to make a down payment on a house. To fund this, you will make deposits each week from your paycheck into an account that will earn 4.78 percent compounded weekly. How much must you deposit each week?