Larry Bar opened a frame shop and completed these transactions:1. Larry started the shop by investing $40,800 cash and equipment valued at $18,800.2. Purchased $150 of office supplies on credit.3. Paid $2,000 cash for the receptionist's salary.4. Sold a custom frame service and collected a $5,300 cash on the sale.5. Completed framing services and billed the client $280.What was the balance of the cash account after these transactions were posted?

Annuity payments are assumed to come at the end of each payment period (termed an ordinary annuity). however, an exception occurs when the annuity payments come at the beginning of each period (termed an annuity due). what is the future value of a 13-year annuity of $2,800 per period where payments come at the beginning of each period? the interest rate is 9 percent. use appendix c for an approximate answer, but calculate your final answer using the formula and financial calculator methods. to find the future value of an annuity due when using the appendix tables, add 1 to n and subtract 1 from the tabular value. for example, to find the future value of a $100 payment at the beginning of each period for five periods at 10 percent, go to appendix c for n = 6 and i = 10 percent. look up the value of 7.716 and subtract 1 from it for an answer of 6.716 or $671.60 ($100 × 6.716)

Which of the following best explains the purpose of protectionist trade policies such as tariffs and subsidies? a. they make sure that governments have enough money to pay for fiscal policies. b. they give foreign competitors access to new markets around the world. c. they allow producers to sell their products more cheaply than foreign competitors. d. they enable producers to purchase productive resources from everywhere in the world.

What are some examples of types of investments on the part of manufactures that result in growth? how does this improve a nation's standard of living?