Which of the Following Decisions Would Involve the Use of the Future

question 13

Multiple Choice

Which of the following decisions would involve the use of the future value of a $1 ordinary annuity table?

• A) Your brother buys your car and offers to pay you $500 now or $1,500 in two years.
• B) You win a lawsuit and are offered a lump-sum payment today of $100,000 or $15,000 a year for 20 years.
• C) Your father and mother wish to deposit enough money on the date of your high school graduation to enable you to take a $7,000 cruise when you graduate from college in 4 years.
• D) You want to have $1,000,000 in order to retire at age 55, but need to know how much you will need to deposit each year from now until your 55th birthday.

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Definitions:

Cost Per Equivalent Unit

The cost per equivalent unit is calculated in process costing, representing the cost assigned to a single unit of production, considering both completed and partially completed units.

Equivalent Units

A concept used in process costing to standardize units of production, making it easier to assign costs in mixed production environments.

FIFO Method

An inventory valuation method that assumes items purchased or produced first are sold first, standing for "First-In, First-Out".

Equivalent Units

A term used in cost accounting to denote a conversion of partially completed goods to an equivalent number of fully completed units.