Use the Following Information to Answer the Question(s)below

question 53

Multiple Choice

Use the following information to answer the question(s) below.Consider the following four alternatives:
1.$132 received in two years.
2.$160 received in five years.
3.$200 received in eight years.
4.$220 received in ten years.
-The ranking of the four alternatives from most valuable to least valuable if the interest rate is 7% per year would be:

• A)1,2,3,4.
• B)4,3,2,1.
• C)3,4,2,1.
• D)3,1,2,4.

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Definitions:

Variance

The difference between planned or expected outcomes and the actual outcomes in finance and accounting.

Cost Drivers

Factors that cause a change in the cost of an activity, used in activity-based costing to allocate costs accurately.

Revenue Variances

The difference between actual revenue and budgeted or projected revenue.

Spending Variances

The difference between actual spending and budgeted or planned spending in various categories.