Marshall's & co. purchased a corner lot in eglon city five years ago at a cost of $640,000. the lot was recently appraised at $810,000. at the time of the purchase, the company spent $50,000 to grade the lot and another $4,000 to build a small building on the lot to house a parking lot attendant who has overseen the use of the lot for daily commuter parking. the company now wants to build a new retail store on the site. the building cost is estimated at $1.2 million. what amount should be used as the initial cash flow for this building project?

select one:

a. $1,200,000

b. $1,840,000

c. $1,890,000

d. $2,010,000

e. $2,060,000

You wish to retire in 13 years, at which time you want to have accumulated enough money to receive an annual annuity of $23,000 for 18 years after retirement. during the period before retirement you can earn 9 percent annually, while after retirement you can earn 11 percent on your money. what annual contributions to the retirement fund will allow you to receive the $23,000 annuity? use appendix c and appendix d for an approximate answer, but calculate your final answer using the formula and financial calculator methods.

The direct labor budget of yuvwell corporation for the upcoming fiscal year contains the following details concerning budgeted direct labor-hours: 1st quarter 2nd quarter 3rd quarter 4th quarterbudgeted direct labor-hours 11,200 9,800 10,100 10,900the company uses direct labor-hours as its overhead allocation base. the variable portion of its predetermined manufacturing overhead rate is $6.00 per direct labor-hour and its total fixed manufacturing overhead is $80,000 per quarter. the only noncash item included in fixed manufacturing overhead is depreciation, which is $20,000 per quarter.required: 1. prepare the company’s manufacturing overhead budget for the upcoming fiscal year.2. compute the company’s predetermined overhead rate (including both variable and fixed manufacturing overhead) for the upcoming fiscal year.

Over the past several years, joyce chen has been able to save regularly. as a result, today she has $54,188 in savings and investments. she wants to establish her own business in 5 years and feels she will need $100,000 to do so. a. if she can earn 6% on her money, how much will her $54,188 in savings/investments be worth in 5 years? will joyce have the $100,000 she needs? if not, how much more money will she need? b. given your answer to part a, how much will joyce have to save each year over the next 5 years to accumulate the additional money? assume she can earn interest at a rate of 6%. c. if joyce can afford to save only $4,000 a year then, given your answer to part a, will she have the $100,000 she needs to start her own business in 5 years?