A five-year annuity of ten $5,900 semiannual payments will begin 9 years from now, with the first payment coming 9.5 years from now. The discount rate is 8 percent compunded monthly. a. What is the value of this annuity five years from now? (Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answer to 2 decimal places, e. g., 32.16.) b. What is the value three years from now? (Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answer to 2 decimal places, e. g., 32.16.) c. What is the current value of the annuity? (Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answer to 2 decimal places, e. g., 32.16.)

The development price itself is such a huge barrier, it's just a very different business model than boeing's used to. our huge development programs are typically centered around commercial airplanes, military aircraft, where there is a lot of orders. and right now the foundation of the business is two bites a year.

You are an employee of an u.s. firm that produces personal computers in thailand and then exports them to the united states and other countries for sale. the personal computers were originally produced in thailand to take advantage of relatively low labor costs and a skilled workforce. other possible locations considered at that time were malaysia and hong kong. the u.s. government decides to impose punitive 100% ad valorem tariffs on imports of computers from thailand to punish the country for administrative trade barriers that restrict u.s. exports to thailand. how do you think your firm should respond? what does this tell you about the use of targeted trade barriers?

The card shoppe needs to maintain 21 percent of its sales in net working capital. currently, the store is considering a four-year project that will increase sales from its current level of $349,000 to $408,000 the first year and to $414,000 a year for the following three years of the project. what amount should be included in the project analysis for net working capital in year 4 of the project?