You currently have $150,000 in an IRA designated for retirement. If you save an additional $100 at the end of every month and expect to earn an annual return of 12 percent, how much do you expect to have in the IRA in 10 years?

Your sister is thinking about starting a new business. the company would require $375,000 of assets, and it would be financed entirely with common stock. she will go forward only if she thinks the firm can provide a 13.5% return on the invested capital, which means that the firm must have an roe of 13.5%. how much net income must be expected to warrant starting the business? a. $41,234b. $43,405c. $45,689d. $48,094e. $50,625

An attorney came to work on a saturday. when he signed in, he was advised by the morning security guard employed by the building management that he must be out of the building by 5 p. m., when it closes. however, he stayed past 5 p. m. to complete a brief that had to be filed on monday morning. at 5: 15 p. m., the afternoon security guard set the locks on all the doors of the building and left. because she was in a hurry, she did not check the sign-in sheet to make sure that everyone had signed out, contrary to mandatory procedures. when the attorney tried to exit 15 minutes later, he discovered that the doors were all locked and could not be opened from the inside. he used his cell phone to call for , and a supervisor from the building arrived and let him out shortly thereafter. if the attorney sues the building management for false imprisonment, is he likely to win?

Here are the expected cash flows for three projects: cash flows (dollars) project year: 0 1 2 3 4 a − 6,100 + 1,275 + 1,275 + 3,550 0 b − 2,100 0 + 2,100 + 2,550 + 3,550 c − 6,100 + 1,275 + 1,275 + 3,550 + 5,550 a. what is the payback period on each of the projects? b. if you use a cutoff period of 2 years, which projects would you accept?