On January 1, Ramirez Supply leased a car for a four-year period, at which time possession of the car will revert back to the lessor. Annual lease payments are $20,000 due on December 31 of each year, calculated by the lessor using a 5% discount rate. Negotiations led to Ramirez guaranteeing the lessor a $74,000 residual value at the end of the lease term although Ramirez estimates that the residual value after four years will be $70,000. Required:
What is the amount to be added to the right-of-use asset and lease payable under the residual value guarantee?

Which of the following has the largest impact on opportunity cost

John and daphne are saving for their daughter ellen's college education. ellen just turned 10 at (t = 0), and she will be entering college 8 years from now (at t = 8). college tuition and expenses at state u. are currently $14,500 a year, but they are expected to increase at a rate of 3.5% a year. ellen should graduate in 4 years--if she takes longer or wants to go to graduate school, she will be on her own. tuition and other costs will be due at the beginning of each school year (at t = 8, 9, 10, and 11).so far, john and daphne have accumulated $15,000 in their college savings account (at t = 0). their long-run financial plan is to add an additional $5,000 in each of the next 4 years (at t = 1, 2, 3, and 4). then they plan to make 3 equal annual contributions in each of the following years, t = 5, 6, and 7. they expect their investment account to earn 9%. how large must the annual payments at t = 5, 6, and 7 be to cover ellen's anticipated college costs? a. $1,965.21b. $2,068.64c. $2,177.51d. $2,292.12e. $2,412.76

You need $87,000 in 12 years. required: if you can earn .54 percent per month, how much will you have to deposit today?