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

question 43

Multiple Choice

Use the following information to answer the question(s) below.
Your great aunt Matilda put some money in an account for you on the day you were born.This account pays 8% interest per year.On your 21st birthday the account balance was $5033.83.
-The amount of money that your great aunt Matilda originally put in the account is closest to:

• A)$600.
• B)$800.
• C)$1000.
• D)$1200.

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Definitions:

Straight-line Method

A method of calculating depreciation of an asset, which spreads the cost evenly over its useful life.

Depreciation Expense

An accounting method that allocates the cost of a tangible asset over its useful life.

Residual Value

The estimated value that an asset will realize upon its sale at the end of its useful life, important in calculating depreciation.