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Svetllana [295]
3 years ago
9

If a person invests in the stock market through a firm that pools funds from a large number of people and buys and professionall

y manages stock from a number of diversified companies, that person is investing in a(n)
A. certicate of deposit.

B. individual retirement account.

C. mutual fund.

D. banker’s acceptance.

E. time deposit.
Business
1 answer:
alisha [4.7K]3 years ago
6 0

Answer:

C. mutual fund.

Explanation:

Mutual fund refers to a company that pools money from many investors into securities such as stocks and bonds. Mutual funds provide the service of a deversified portfolio for customers who would otherwise been unable to diversify their portfolio themselves.

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Cash                             480

Marketable securities 200

Accounts receivable 1,440

Inventories                2,160

Total current assets 4,280

Net fixed assets       4,820

Total assets              9,100

Liabilities and Stockholders equity:

Accounts payable          1,680

Accruals                           500

Other current liabilities     80

Total current liabilities 2,260

Long-term debt           2,000

Total liabilities             4,260

Common equity         3,900            

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity $8,160

Required Finance         940

b. From the statement prepared in part a, it is clear that Peabody & Peabody requires new financing of $940,000 for 2020 to meet the projected assets base.

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a) Data and Calculations:

2019 Sales = $10 million

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Assets:

Cash                             400

Marketable securities 200

Accounts receivable 1,200

Inventories                1,800

Total current assets 3,600

Net fixed assets       4,000

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Accruals                           400

Other current liabilities     80

Total current liabilities  1,880

Long-term debt           2,000

Total liabilities              3,880

Common equity           3,720

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Depreciation, 2021            (390)

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