You Started Your First Job After Graduating from College

question 28

Multiple Choice

You started your first job after graduating from college. Your company offers a retirement plan for which the company contributes 50 percent of what you contribute each year. You expect to contribute $4,000 per year from your salary. You decide to invest the contributions in assets that you expect to earn 8 percent per year. If you plan to retire in 35 years, how big will you expect that retirement account to be?

• A) $689,267.21
• B) $823,147.29
• C) $1,033,900.82
• D) $1,308,427.41

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Definitions:

Inventory Cost Methods

Inventory cost methods are accounting strategies for valuing inventory, such as FIFO (First In, First Out), LIFO (Last In, First Out), and average cost method.

Inventory Turnover Ratio

A measure of how many times a company's inventory is sold and replaced over a period, indicating the efficiency of inventory management.

Average Cost Formula

A method used in accounting to calculate the cost of sold goods or services by dividing the total cost of goods available for sale by the total number of items available.

Ending Inventory

The total value of all goods available for sale at the end of an accounting period, used in calculating the cost of goods sold and determining profitability.