On January 1,2011,Alpha Enterprise Signed a $100,000,6%,20-Year Mortgage Note to Buy

question 273

Multiple Choice

On January 1,2011,Alpha Enterprise signed a $100,000,6%,20-year mortgage note to buy a new warehouse.The mortgage will be repaid in a series of twenty equal annual installment payments.Over the 20-year period,as each installment payment is made,the portion of the payment that is used to reduce the principal will ________.

• A)increase
• B)decrease
• C)stay the same
• D)The answer cannot be determined from the information given.

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Period Cost

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Direct Materials Inventory

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Direct Labor

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