A loan of $39,999.85 is to be repaid by payments at the end of each quarter for eight years. Each payment is 2% higher than its predecessor. The loan is made at a nominal rate of discount of 4% payable quarterly. Find the balance just after the 20th payment, the amount of interest in the twentieth payment, and the amount of principal in the twentieth payment.

The market yield on spice grills' bonds is 15%, and the firm's marginal tax rate is 33%. what is their shareholders' required return if the equity risk premium is 4%?

bradford, inc., expects to sell 9,000 ceramic vases for $21 each. direct materials costs are $3, direct manufacturing labor is $12, and manufacturing overhead is $3 per vase. the following inventory levels apply to 2019: beginning inventory ending inventory direct materials 3,000 units 3,000 units work-in-process inventory 0 units 0 units finished goods inventory 300 units 500 units what are the 2019 budgeted production costs for direct materials, direct manufacturing labor, and manufacturing overhead, respectively?

Which of the following is considered part of a country’s infrastructure?