________ lists products in descending order of the individual dollar contribution to the firm

An accountant is an important job in all types of firms. Some accountants are going to be paid higher than others because of the type of company in which they work (e.g., working for a retail store versus working for an accounting firm). These pay differences for accountants are created by

a. the internal value of competencies within a company. b. the internal value of jobs within a company. c. the external value of jobs for the company. d. the external value of competencies for the company.

Which of the following decisions would involve the use of the present value of $1?

A) Your brother buys your car and offers to pay you $500 per year for three years or $1,500 in two years. B) You win a lawsuit and are offered a lump-sum payment today of $100,000 or $15,000 a year for 20 years. C) Your father and mother wish to deposit enough money on the date of your high school graduation to enable you to take a $7,000 cruise when you graduate from college in 4 years. D) You want to have $1,000,000 in order to retire at age 55, but need to know how much you will need to deposit each year from now until your 55th birthday.