John plans to make an investment today which promises to return to him $4,000 each year for five (5) years beginning one year from today. The investment account will earn 7% compounded annually. At the end of five years, the investment account balance will be zero. Rounding to the nearest whole dollar, what should be the amount of John's original investment?
$16,401

PV of annuity = PMT x Table 4 factor (n= 5, I = 7%) PV of annuity = $4,000 x 4.10020 = $16,400.80

The cost of the beginning work in process inventory was comprised of $3,000 of direct materials, $10,000 of direct labor, and $10,000 of factory overhead. costs incurred during the period were comprised of $15,000 of direct materials costs, and $100,000 of conversion costs. the equivalent units of production (eup) for the period were 9,000 for direct materials and 6,000 for conversion. the costs per eup were:

Frost corporation incurred the following transactions during its first year of operations. (assume all transactions involve cash.) 1) acquired $1,900 of capital from the owners. 2) purchased $435 of direct raw materials. 3) used $290 of these direct raw materials in the production process. 4) paid production workers $490 cash. 5) paid $290 for manufacturing overhead (applied and actual overhead are the same). 6) started and completed 250 units of inventory. 7) sold 140 units at a price of $6 each. 8) paid $130 for selling and administrative expenses. the amount of raw material inventory on the balance sheet at the end of the accounting period would be:

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