Ataxia Fitness Center is considering an investment in some additional weight training equipment. The equipment has an estimated useful life of 4 years with no salvage value at the end of the 4 years. Ataxia's internal rate of return on this equipment is 5%. Ataxia's discount rate is also 5%. The payback period on this equipment is closest to (Ignore income taxes.): Click here to view Exhibit 13B-1 and Exhibit 13B-2, to determine the appropriate discount factorfs) using the tables provided.
a. 4 years
b. 3.55 years
c. 2.00 years
d. 4.65 years

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: