A Debt Payment in the Amount of $2000

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Essay

A debt payment in the amount of $2000.00 due today, is to be settled by a payment of $1500.00 nine months from now and a final payment in 18 months. Determine the size of the final payment if the money is worth 12% p.a. compounded quarterly. Use the Banker's Method.

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Definitions:

Net Realizable Value

The estimated selling price of goods, minus the costs of their sale or disposal, used to assess the value of inventory or receivables.

Retail Inventory Method

An accounting method used to estimate the ending inventory and cost of goods sold of a retail company by using a cost-to-retail price ratio.

Days' Sales in Inventory

An economic indicator that calculates the mean duration in days a business requires to sell off its stock.

Specific Identification Method

An inventory valuation method that tracks the cost of each individual item in inventory.