(Ignore Income Taxes in This Problem

question 11

Multiple Choice

(Ignore income taxes in this problem.) A company wants to have $40,000 at the end of a five-year period through investment of a single sum now.How much needs to be invested in order to have the desired sum in five years,if the money can be invested at 10%:

• A) $10,551
• B) $8,000
• C) $24,840
• D) $12,882

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Definitions:

Salaries Expense

The total amount recorded by a company for the salaries of its employees.

Salaries Payable

An account reflecting the debts to workers for performed but unpaid work.

Closing Entry

Journal entries made at the end of an accounting period to transfer the balances of temporary accounts to permanent accounts, ultimately resetting the balances of temporary accounts to zero.

Income Summary

An account used in the closing process that summarizes the results of operations by collecting all revenue and expense account balances before determining the net income or loss.