The city of Plainview sold its maintenance facility in an all-cash transaction and used the proceeds to improve the city’s financial position. The city then leased the building from the new owner on a non-cancellable basis. The city will be responsible for the maintenance and upkeep of the facility. These transactions illustrate:

A) both an operating lease and a sale and leaseback.
B) an operating lease.
C) a sale and leaseback.
D) a fully amortized lease.
E) a leveraged lease.

Suppose that the resource base in country x can produce either 100100 units of alpha or 300300 units of beta. similarly, suppose that country y's resource base is capable of producing 100100 units of alpha or 200200 betas. clearly, the opportunity cost of 100100 alphas is lower in

Insurance companies have internal controls in place to protect assets, monitor the accuracy of accounting records and encourage operational efficiencies and adherence to policies. these internal controls are generally of two types: administrative controls and accounting controls. administrative controls are the policies and procedures that guide the daily actions of employees. accounting controls are the policies and procedures that delineate authorizations of financial transactions that are done, safeguard assets, and provide reports on the company’s financial status in a reliable and timely manner. internal controls should include both preventative and detective controls. the purpose of preventative controls is to stop problems and errors before they occur. detective controls identify problems after they have occurred. preventative controls are usually more effective at reducing problems, but they also tend to be more expensive. internal controls must be flexible to adjust for changes in laws and regulations in addition to adding new products or modifying current ones. companies must also do regular analyses to ensure that the benefits of implementing the controls are worth their costs. when concerned about paying unwarranted insurance claims which type of control would be useful?

Arnold rossiter is a 40-year-old employee of the barrington company who will retire at age 60 and expects to live to age 75. the firm has promised a retirement income of $20,000 at the end of each year following retirement until death. the firm's pension fund is expected to earn 7 percent annually on its assets and the firm uses 7% to discount pension benefits. what is barrington's annual pension contribution to the nearest dollar for mr. rossiter? (assume certainty and end-of-year cash flows.)