On April 1st, you will buy a boat for $500,000. You will pay $200,000 in cash at the time of purchase and borrow the remaining amount from the bank. This loan will be paid in four equal annual installments that include both the principal and 10 percent interest on the declining balance. Required: a) Determine the amount of the annual payment. b) Determine the total dollars of interest that you will pay for this loan. c) Determine the amount of interest that is included in the first payment. It is not necessary to complete an amortization schedule.

Your company is starting a new r& d initiative: a development of a new drug that dramatically reduces the addiction to smoking. the expert team estimates the probability of developing the drug succesfully at 60% and a chance of losing the investment of 40%. if the project is successful, your company would earn profits (after deducting the investment) of 9,000 (thousand usd). if the development is unsuccessful, the whole investment will be lost -1,000 (thousand usd). your company's risk preference is given by the expected utility function: u(x) v1000 +x, where x is the monetary outcome of a project. calculate the expected profit of the project . calculate the expected utility of the project . find the certainty equivalent of this r& d initiative . find the risk premium of this r& d initiative e is the company risk-averse, risk-loving or risk-neutral? why do you think so?