You have an absolutely brilliant child who is six years old and will be attending a private college in twelve years. You know that in twelve years a four-year college will cost at least $70,000 per year (total $280,000), including tuition, books, and room and board. You determine that you can earn 12 percent on a mutual fund investment during the next twelve years, and invest at the beginning of each year. How much will your total investment be for the twelve-year period?

Below are the steps in the measurement process of external transactions. arrange them from first (1) to last (6). event step post transactions to the general ledger. assess whether the transaction results in a debit or credit to account balances. use source documents to identify accounts affected by an external transaction. analyze the impact of the transaction on the accounting equation. prepare a trial balance. record the transaction in a journal using debits and credits.