You have financial control responsibility for a start-up. Under the rules of accounting, assets must equal liabilities plus owner's equity. You have $4,500 in cash and $18,000 in inventory; both are assets. You have a bank loan of $3,200 (liability) and owner's equity of $18,100. How much money do you have that is unaccounted for?

Pressure systems, inc., manufactures high-accuracy liquid-level transducers. it is investigating whether it should update certain equipment now or wait to do it later. if the cost now is $200,000, what will the equivalent amount be 3 years from now at an interest rate of 10% per year?

Which of the following mechanisms would be most likely to motivate managers to act in the best interests of shareholders? a) decrease the use of restrictive covenants in bond agreements, b) take actions that reduce the possibility of a hostile takeover, c) elect a board of directors that allows managers greater freedom of action, d) increase the proportion of executive compensation that comes from stock options and reduce the proportion that is paid as cash salaries, e) eliminate a requirement that members of the board directors have a substantial investment in the firm's stocks

The gomez company, a merchandising firm, has budgeted its activity for december according to the following information: • sales at $500,000, all for cash. • merchandise inventory on november 30 was $250,000. • the cash balance at december 1 was $20,000. • selling and administrative expenses are budgeted at $50,000 for december and are paid for in cash. • budgeted depreciation for december is $30,000. • the planned merchandise inventory on december 31 is $260,000. • the cost of goods sold represents 75% of the selling price. • all purchases are paid for in cash. the budgeted cash disbursements for december are: