Acompany earned net income of $ 80 comma 000 during the year ended december 31, 2016. on december 15, the company declared the regular dividend on its 2% preferred stock (13 comma 000 shares with total par value of $ 130 comma 000) and a $ 0.75 per share dividend on its common stock (65 comma 000 shares with total par value of $ 650 comma 000). the company paid the dividends on january 4, 2017. did retained earnings increase or decrease during 2016? by how much?

Suppose that jim plans to borrow money for an education at texas a& m university. jim will need to borrow $25,000 at the end of each year for the next five years (total=$125,000). jim wishes his parents could pay for his education but they can’t. at least, he qualifies for government loans with a reduced interest rate while he is in school. he has a special arrangement with aggiebank to lend him the money at a subsidized rate of 1% over five years without having to make a payment until the end of the fifth year. however, at the end of the fifth year, jim agrees to pay off the loan by borrowing from longhorn bank. longhorn bank will lend him the money he needs at an annual interest rate of 6%. jim agrees to pay back the longhorn bank with 20 annual payments and the payments will be uniform (equal annual payments including principal and interest). (i) calculate how much money jim has to borrow at the end of 5 years to pay off the loan with aggiebank. a. $121,336 b. $127,525 c. $125,000 d. $102,020 e. none of the above