A house is the most expensive thing most people will ever buy. Very few people have enough money of their own to buy a home, so they have to borrow money from a bank. Borrowing money from a bank to buy a house is called "take a mortgage (抵押)." The bank usually lends money or gives a mortgae for twenty-five years. Houses are so expensive that many people nowadays have to borrow as much as $ 50,000. In other words, they will have a $ 50,000 mortgage. How can you get a mortgage When you find a house you like, you go to a bank. The bank will research your financial (金融的) history and decide if they think you are a good risk. They will want to know what kind of job you have, what kind of salary you make, and how long you have had the job. They will also want to know how much money you have. In addition, the banks will require a down payment. Depending on which state you live in, the bank may require as much as 30% of the price of the house as a down payment. The bank will then lend you the rest of the money to buy the house. Many people are never able to buy a house because they cannot save enough money for the down payment. If American people borrow money from the bank for 25 years, this means that the person who borrows______.
A. has twenty-five years to pay back the money
B. has more than twenty-five years to pay back the money
C. has less than twenty-five years to pay back the money
D. has about twenty-five years to pay back the money
May Trading Co. Ltd. has following figures at 31 December Year 1 $ Fixed assets 1,300,000 Provision for depreciation 350,000 Stock 450,000 Debtors(net) 142,500 Bank 250,000 Creditors 240,000 Accrued expenses 65,000 Share capital($10 par) 1,600,000 Profit and loss account 467,350 As the accountant of May Trading Co. Ltd., you are required to prepare its master budgets for the 6 months from 1 January Year 2 to 30 June Year 2. You have the following information available: Sales Purchase Wages Overheads excluding depreciation (Units) Oct Year 1 (Actual) 25,000 130,000 90,000 70,000 Nov Year 1 (Actual) 27,000 150,000 90,000 70,000 Dec Year 1 (Estimated) 33,000 170,000 90,000 90,000 Jan Year 2 (Estimated) 30,000 170,000 90,000 70,000 Feb Year 2 (Estimated) 35,000 180,000 100,000 90,000 Mar Year 2 (Estimated) 36,000 200,000 110,000 90,000 Apr Year 2 (Estimated) 34,000 190,000 110,000 90,000 May Year 2 (Estimated) 33,000 190,000 110,000 80,000 Jun Year 2 (Estimated) 37,000 160,000 120,000 80,000 Additional Information: 1. The selling price in October Year 1 was $9 per unit and this will be increased to $10 in February Year 2. 2. 30% of sales are on cash basis, credit sales are to be settled one month after the sales. It is expected that 5% of credit sales are uncollectible. 3. Purchases are to be paid for two months after purchases. 4. Wages and overheads are to be paid equally in the month incurred and the following months. 5. A machine will be purchased on 1 January Year 2 at a cost of $240,000. 6. The depreciation policy on fixed assets is 10% p.a. on cost on those owned at the end of the budget period. 7. The stock level at 30 June Year is estimated to be two months’ purchases in the past. 8. The company plans to raise money from the stock market by issuing 50,000 preference shares at$5 per share in March Year 2. 9. Accrued expenses are to be settled in one month. Required: (a)Prepare a Budgeted Profit & Loss Account for the 6 months period ended 30 June Year 2. (b)Prepare a Cash Budgeted for the 6 months period ended 30 June Year 2.