The following informationis drawn from Royal Industries cash budget

Cash Receipts 40,000

Beg, Cash Bal. 10,000

Cash payment 48,000

Desired ending cash cushion 5,000

If there is a cash shortage, the company borrows money. if a surplus occurs funds are used to repay loans or ot invest in short-term assests. The company had no debt before January 1st. The amounted "needed" to borrow or the amount "available" for repayment of debt in Januar would be

a. 2000 available

b. 3,000 needed

c. 7000 available

d 13,000 needed

If there is a cash shortage, the company borrows money. If a surplus occurs funds are used to repay loans or to invest in short-term assests. All borrowing, repayments, and interest payments occur on the last day of themonth. The interest rate is 1% per month. The amount of interest expense incurred for January is:

a. 20

b. $30

c. $50

d. None of the aove

B. the amount of interest paid in February would be

a. $50

b. $300

c. $500

d. $30

Which of the following statements is correct? a) one drawback of forming a corporation is that it generally subjects the firm to additional regulationsb) one drawback of forming a corporation is that it subjects the firms investors to increased personal liabilitiesc) one drawback of forming a corporation is that it makes it more difficult for the firm to raise capitald) one advantage of forming a corporation is that it subjects the firm's investors to fewer taxese) one disadvantage of forming a corporation is that it is more difficult for the firm's investors to transfer their ownership interests

Cash flows during the first year of operations for the harman-kardon consulting company were as follows: cash collected from customers, $385,000; cash paid for rent, $49,000; cash paid to employees for services rendered during the year, $129,000; cash paid for utilities, $59,000. in addition, you determine that customers owed the company $69,000 at the end of the year and no bad debts were anticipated. also, the company owed the gas and electric company $2,900 at year-end, and the rent payment was for a two-year period.

Suppose you win a small lottery and have the choice of two ways to be paid: you can accept the money in a lump sum or in a series of payments over time. if you pick the lump sum, you get $2,950 today. if you pick payments over time, you get three payments: $1,000 today, $1,000 1 year from today, and $1,000 2 years from today. 1) at an interest rate of 6% per year, the winner would be better off accepting the (lump sum / payments over time), since it has the greater present value. 2) at an interest rate of 9% per year, the winner would be better off accepting the (lump sum / payments over time), since it has the greater present value. 3) years after you win the lottery, a friend in another country calls to ask your advice. by wild coincidence, she has just won another lottery with the same payout schemes. she must make a quick decision about whether to collect her money under the lump sum or the payments over time. what is the best advice to give your friend? a) the lump sum is always better. b) the payments over time are always better. c) it will depend on the interest rate; advise her to get a calculator. d) none of these answers is good advice.