You are negotiating to make a 7-year loan of $37,500 to breck inc. to repay you, breck will pay $2,500 at the end of year 1, $5,000 at the end of year 2, and $7,500 at the end of year 3, plus a fixed but currently unspecified cash flow, x, at the end of each year from year 4 through year 7. breck is essentially riskless, so you are confident the payments will be made. you regard 8% as an appropriate rate of return on a low risk but illiquid 7-year loan. what cash flow must the investment provide at the end of each of the final 4 years, that is, what is x?

The following accounts appeared in recent financial statements of delta air lines. identify each account as either a balance sheet account or an income statement account. for each balance sheet account, identify it as an asset, a liability, or stockholders' equity. for each income statement account, identify it as a revenue or an expense. item financial statement type of account accounts payable balance sheet advanced payments for equipment balance sheet air traffic liability balance sheet aircraft fuel (expense) income statement aircraft maintenance (expense) income statement aircraft rent (expense) income statement cargo revenue income statement cash balance sheet contract carrier arrangements (expense) income statement flight equipment balance sheet frequent flyer (obligations) balance sheet fuel inventory balance sheet landing fees (expense) income statement parts and supplies inventories balance sheet passenger commissions (expense) income statement passenger revenue income statement prepaid expenses income statement taxes payable balance sheet

Carey company is borrowing $225,000 for one year at 9.5 percent from second intrastate bank. the bank requires a 15 percent compensating balance. the principal refers to funds the firm can effectively utilize (amount borrowed − compensating balance). a. what is the effective rate of interest? (use a 360-day year. input your answer as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places.) b. what would the effective rate be if carey were required to make 12 equal monthly payments to retire the loan?

In the fall of 2008, aig, the largest insurance company in the world at the time, was at risk of defaulting due to the severity of the global financial crisis. as a result, the u.s. government stepped in to support aig with large capital injections and an ownership stake. how would this affect, if at all, the yield and risk premium on aig corporate debt?