The following information is available for Birch Company at December 31: Money market fund balance $ 2,880 Certificate of deposit maturing June 30 of next year $ 15,900 Postdated checks from customers $ 1,700 Cash in bank account $ 23,331 NSF checks from customers returned by bank $ 740 Cash in petty cash fund $ 290 Inventory of postage stamps $ 27 U. S. Treasury bill purchased on December 15 and maturing on February 28 of following year $ 10,900 Based on this information, Birch Company should report Cash and Cash Equivalents on December 31 of: Multiple Choice $42,428 $39,841 $53,301 $37,401 $38,361

Neveready flashlights inc. needs $317,000 to take a cash discount of 3/15, net 70. a banker will loan the money for 55 days at an interest cost of $13,200. a. what is the effective rate on the bank loan? (use a 360-day year. do not round intermediate calculations. input your answer as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places.) b. how much would it cost (in percentage terms) if the firm did not take the cash discount but paid the bill in 70 days instead of 15 days? (use a 360-day year. do not round intermediate calculations. input your answer as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places.) c. should the firm borrow the money to take the discount? no yes d. if the banker requires a 20 percent compensating balance, how much must the firm borrow to end up with the $317,000? e-1. what would be the effective interest rate in part d if the interest charge for 55 days were $7,200?

Winners of the georgia lotto drawing are given the choice of receiving the winning amount divided equally over 2121 years or as a lump-sum cash option amount. the cash option amount is determined by discounting the annual winning payment at 88% over 2121 years. this week the lottery is worth $1616 million to a single winner. what would the cash option payout be?

Experienced problem solvers always consider both the value and units of their answer to a problem. why?