A company started the year with $10,000 of inventory. Purchases for resale during the year were $20,000. Inventory on December 31 is $5,000. What's the cost of goods sold

Secured loans are protected by collateral security. examples: title loans where the borrower uses the car title as collateral security interest rates are lower and repayments are longer therefore risk is low as a collateral security is given as guarantee to the bank in case of failure to pay the loanunsecured loans are not protected by collateral security but it is given on the creditworthiness of the borrower, trusting that she/he will pay on time. examples; payday loans is a short term loan where the borrower lends money from the bank and pays is back when the borrower receives his/her wages.interest rates are high and repayments are shorter. but the risk is high as no collateral security is given as a guarantee to the bank for payment of the loan

There are three key entities in thefederal reserve system: the  board  of governors, the  federal reserve banks(reserve banks), and the  federal  open market committee (fomc). while the  federal reserve  has frequent communication with executive branch and congressional officials, its decisions are made independently.