Choose the One Alternative That Best Completes the Statement or Answers

question 224

Multiple Choice

Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question.
-Cindy will require $12,000 in 5 years to return to college to get an MBA degree. How much money should she ask her parents for now so that, if she invests it at 11% compounded continuously, she will have enough for
School? (Round your answer to the nearest dollar.)

• A) $3,994
• B) $7,121
• C) $6,923
• D) $20,799

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Definitions:

Quick Ratio

An indicator of a firm's capacity to fulfill its immediate liabilities using its most easily convertible assets.

Debt-Equity Ratio

A measure of a company's financial leverage, calculated by dividing its total liabilities by its shareholder equity, indicating the extent to which it is financing its operations through debt.

Current Ratio

A liquidity ratio that measures a company's ability to cover its short-term liabilities with its short-term assets.

Interest Expense

The cost incurred by an entity for borrowed funds over a period.