Eddie just landed his first job out of college, and he’s excited about the position. However, Eddie needs to be dressed up every day and has no appropriate clothes right now. Eddie figures it will cost about $1250 to start a professional wardrobe.

OPTION 1: Open a 0% (for the first 6 months) credit card
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OPTION 2: Use $1250 of the $1500 he has saved in an Emergency Fund

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OPTION 3: Get a loan from Lending Club at an APR of 24.99%

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Selena is about to enter her senior year of college, when all of a sudden she realizes her school raised the tuition cost, and she’s short $6600 in her financial aid package.

OPTION 1: Charge the payments on the joint credit card account she shares with her mom, at a 14.99% APR
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OPTION 2: Apply for a Federal Student Loan to cover the cost

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OPTION 3: Get a private college loan from her bank, Wells Fargo, which is currently offering fixed rates between 5.94% and 10.92%

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Why is it important to assess various credit options before making a decision on how to pay for items?

Barbara jones opened barb’s book business on february 1, 2010. the company specilizes in editing accounting textbooks. you have been hired as manager. your duties include maintaining the company’s financial records. the following transactions occurred in february , the first month of operations. a. received shareholders' cash contributions on february 1 totaling $16,000 to form the corporation; issued 1,000 shares of common stock. b. paid $2,400 cash on february 2 for three months' rent for office space. tip: for convenience, simply record the full amount of the payment as an asset (prepaid rent). at the end of the month, this account will be adjusted to its proper balance. c. purchased and received supplies on february 3 for $300 cash. d. signed a promissory note on february 4, payable in two years; deposited $10,000 in the company's bank account. e. on february 5, paid cash to buy equipment for $2,500 and land for $7,500. f. placed an advertisement in the local paper on february 6 for $425 cash. g. recorded sales on february 7 totaling $1,800; $1,525 was in cash and the rest on accounts receivable. h. collected accounts receivable of $50 from customers on february 8. i. on february 9, repaired one of the computers for $120 cash. tip: most repairs involve costs that do not provide additional future economic benefits. j. incurred and paid employee wages on february 28 of $420.required: set up appropriate t-accounts for cash, accounts receivable, supplies, prepaid rent, equipment, furniture and fixtures, notes payable, contributed capital, service revenue, advertising expense, wages expense, and repair expense. all accounts begin with zero balances.tip: when preparing the t-accounts, you might find it useful to group them by type: assets, liabilities, stockholders’ equity, revenues, and expenses.2. record in t-accounts the effects of each transaction in february, referencing each transaction in the accounts with the transaction letter. show the unadjusted ending balances in the t-accounts. 3. prepare an unadjusted trial balance at the end of february.4. refer to the revenues and expenses shown on the unadjusted trial balance. based on this information, write a short memo offering your opinion on the results of operations during the first month of business.

The amberssen specialty company is a chain of twelve retail stores that sell a variety of imported gift items, gourmet chocolates, cheeses, and wines in the toronto area. amberssen has an is staff of three people who have created a simple but effective information system of networked point-of-sale registers at the stores and a centralized accounting system at the company head- quarters. harry hilman, the head of amberssens is group, has just received the following memo from bill amberssen, sales director (and son of amberssen’s founder). harry—it’s time amberssen specialty launched itself on the internet. many of our competitors are already there, selling to customers without the expense of a retail storefront, and we should be there too. i project that we could double or triple our annual revenues by selling our products on the internet. i’d like to have this ready by - giving, in time for the prime holiday gift-shopping season. bill after pondering this memo for several days, harry scheduled a meeting with bill so that he could clarify bill’s vision of this venture. using the standard con- tent of a system request as your guide, prepare a list of questions that harry needs to have answered about this project.

Sonic corp. manufactures ski and snowboarding equipment. it has estimated that this year there will be substantial growth in its sales during the winter months. it approaches the bank for credit. what is the purpose of such credit known as? a. expansion b. inventory building c. debt management d. emergency maintenance