a) If a trucking company invested $2,400 of its excess profits at 8% compound interest on December 31, 1991, how much money would be accumulated on December 31, 1996? ,   b) What would be the interest rate if the trucking company had the same total amount at the end of the period but invested $2,000 at the beginning instead? c) How much would the company have to invest in (a) if the accumulated amount on December 31, 1996 would be $2,400?

FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING
10th Edition
ISBN:9781259964947
Author:Libby
Publisher:Libby
Chapter1: Financial Statements And Business Decisions
Section: Chapter Questions
Problem 1Q
icon
Related questions
Question

. a) If a trucking company invested $2,400 of its excess profits at 8% compound interest on December 31, 1991, how much money would be accumulated on December 31, 1996? ,

 

b) What would be the interest rate if the trucking company had the same total amount at the end of the period but invested $2,000 at the beginning instead?

c) How much would the company have to invest in (a) if the accumulated amount on December 31, 1996 would be $2,400?

Expert Solution
Step 1 Introduction

Future value is the value of money given in the present after a specified period of time in the future adjusted with the time value of money. It is the total present value in addition to compound interest for a period of time. The time value considers changes in the market rates of interest, inflation rates, currency rates, etc

steps

Step by step

Solved in 4 steps with 4 images

Blurred answer
Knowledge Booster
Cash Flow Statement Analysis
Learn more about
Need a deep-dive on the concept behind this application? Look no further. Learn more about this topic, accounting and related others by exploring similar questions and additional content below.
Similar questions
Recommended textbooks for you
FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING
FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING
Accounting
ISBN:
9781259964947
Author:
Libby
Publisher:
MCG
Accounting
Accounting
Accounting
ISBN:
9781337272094
Author:
WARREN, Carl S., Reeve, James M., Duchac, Jonathan E.
Publisher:
Cengage Learning,
Accounting Information Systems
Accounting Information Systems
Accounting
ISBN:
9781337619202
Author:
Hall, James A.
Publisher:
Cengage Learning,
Horngren's Cost Accounting: A Managerial Emphasis…
Horngren's Cost Accounting: A Managerial Emphasis…
Accounting
ISBN:
9780134475585
Author:
Srikant M. Datar, Madhav V. Rajan
Publisher:
PEARSON
Intermediate Accounting
Intermediate Accounting
Accounting
ISBN:
9781259722660
Author:
J. David Spiceland, Mark W. Nelson, Wayne M Thomas
Publisher:
McGraw-Hill Education
Financial and Managerial Accounting
Financial and Managerial Accounting
Accounting
ISBN:
9781259726705
Author:
John J Wild, Ken W. Shaw, Barbara Chiappetta Fundamental Accounting Principles
Publisher:
McGraw-Hill Education