Answer:
a. If the interest rate was 8%, how much would you have been prepared to bid for the prize?
this is an ordinary annuity:
annual payment = $9,420,713 / 20 = $471,035.65
number of periods = 19 periods
interest rate = 8%
therefore, the present value annuity factor = 9.6036
the present value of the annuity = $471,035.65 x 9.6036 = $4,523,637.97 ≈ $4,523,638
b. Enhance Reinsurance Company was reported to have offered S4.2 million. Use Excel to find the return that the company was looking for.
using the IRR function in Excel, the return that Enhance was looking for was 9.05%
Answer:
D. The auditors cannot form an opinion on the fairness of presentation of the financial statements as a whole.
Explanation:
The issue of a disclaimer of opinion normally represent that the auditor could not able to form the opinion on the fairness of the financial statements that shows the financial position and the condition of the company.
He is not able to give his opinion for the company financial statements
So, the last option would be correct
And, the rest of the options would be incorrect
Answer:
Option D All of the above statements are correct.
Explanation:
The solution of the issue is software integration and making flow of information on timely basis across the company. The recommended solutions given in the question are correct because:
- Establishing a lockbox arrangement is similar to having a single company bank account. This means that the company will have a confirmation from the bank that the payment is received by the bank from customers.
- The remittance advice sent with payment helps to solve the misunderstanding, assist in recording transaction to keep the system updated and provides resistance to fraudulent practice.
- The mailroom personnel who require mailing of trade receivable balance which the customers owe to company and trade payable balance which the company owes to suppliers. This avoids the company paying illegitimate amounts and receiving the amounts which the customers actually should pay to the company.
So all of the statements are correct.