On january 1 of the current year, barger company buys 150,000 shares of booker, inc.'s common stock for $1,200,000, the book value of the shares. this purchase gave barger 25% ownership in booker and the ability to significantly influence operating and financing decisions. at the time of the acquisition, booker had a total book value of $4,800,000. during the current year, booker reported net income of $700,000 and paid a $.85 per share dividend. barger elects to use the equity method of accounting. what is the balance in the investment in booker account in the records of barger company at december 31, of the current year?

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