When a component of a company's operations is classified as held for sale at the end of an accounting period,
a. The component may not be reported as a discontinued operation until sold.
b. The component will be reported on the balance sheet at the higher of its (1) fair value net of any costs to sell or (2) book value.
c. The company may report the difference between the component's (1) fair value net of any costs to sell and (2) book value as a loss from discontinued operations on the income statement.
d. None of these choices apply.

The simple interest in a loan of $200 at 10 percent interest per year is

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

Dan wants to start a supermarket in his hometown, and wants to get into the business only after finding out about the market and how successful his business might be. the best way for dan to gain knowledge is to: