Pool Line is the manufacturer of a pool cleaning system that has been called by the pool construction industry, "the miracle we have waited a lifetime for." The cleaning system is very effective and recommended by all consumer magazines. The result is that 93 percent of all new pools have the system, and 94 percent of all pool owners buying replacement systems choose Pool Line. The relevant product market is:

Time value an iowa state savings bond can be converted to $750 at maturity 5 years from purchase. if the state bonds are to be competitive with u.s. savings bonds, which pay 5% annual interest (compounded annually), at what price must the state sell its bonds? assume no cash payments on savings bonds prior to redemption. ignore taxes.

Sheldon has the following year-end account balances: accounts receivable, $5,000; supplies, $12,000; equipment, $18,000; accounts payable, $17,000; stockholders’ equity, $43,000. the cash account balance was not available at year-end. given the account balances listed, the balance in the cash account should be?

Onsider the following subscription behavior information from genie, a web site that provides tools for constructing a family tree (ancestor search). subscriptions cost $9.99 per month, but you are charged for the entire year at the time of purchase. there is a one-year minimum term when you sign up for the service. once purchased, subscriptions are set to renew automatically unless the subscriber cancels them. when a membership renews, it renews for a one-year term and again you are charged for the entire year. there are no variable costs associated with providing this service to an individual customer, but genie does engage in customer relationship activities that they believe will increase customer retention. these customer relationship activities cost genie about $10 per year per customer. based on a sample of 1000 customers that joined genie five years ago, near the time when the company was founded, they were able to determine how many of those customers remained subscribers in the second year, third year etc. based on this information, genie calculated the average annual retention rate to be 20%. genie uses an annual discount rate of 8%. a. last year, genie spent $10,000 placing advertisements on google. genie management believes that these advertisements were responsible for about 300 new subscribers. would you recommend to genie management that they purchase more google ads? b. suppose a newly-introduced loyalty program increases the number of customers that remained to 30%. does this new data change your answer to 9.a? c. do you have any hesitations or concerns about making recommendations to management based on your above estimate of customer lifetime value?