An amortized loan has 10 annual payments at the end of each year starting one year from now. the first 5 payments are $1,000 each and the final 5 payments are $500 each. interest is at an effective annual rate of 10%. find each of the following: (a) the initial loan amount; (b) the outstanding balance just after the 3rd payment; (c) the interest and principal in the 4th payment; (d) the outstanding balance just after the 8th payment

The gomez company, a merchandising firm, has budgeted its activity for december according to the following information: • sales at $500,000, all for cash. • merchandise inventory on november 30 was $250,000. • the cash balance at december 1 was $20,000. • selling and administrative expenses are budgeted at $50,000 for december and are paid for in cash. • budgeted depreciation for december is $30,000. • the planned merchandise inventory on december 31 is $260,000. • the cost of goods sold represents 75% of the selling price. • all purchases are paid for in cash. the budgeted cash disbursements for december are:

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Increases in output and increases in the inflation rate have been linked to