Paul is tired of sitting in the freezing minnesota winter and is considering insulating his home. it would cost him $4,000 this year to insulate, and the estimated reduction in his yearly fuel costs would be $350 per year. the insulation can be installed immediately and will require a maintenance expense of $1,000 exactly 15 years from today. assume the discount rate is 5%. paul plans to live in the house until he retires, 30 years from today, at which point he will sell the house and move to someplace warmer. he has already consulted a real estate agent for advice and was told that insulation will not add anything at all to the value of the house when it is sold. (a) calculate the present value of net benefits of insulation assuming that the benefits are realized at the end of each year. (b) calculate what the house will be worth 23 years from today with insulation. assume the benefits are realized at the end of each year. (c) what is tin- net present value of insulating the house today, allowing for both the reduction in costs and increased value of the house when sold? assume the benefits are realized at the end of each year.

in 2001, dell computer became the world’s largest personal computer vendor, continuing to

gain market share and post profits in an industry struggling with slumping sales and billions of

dollars in losses. dell sells 90% of its pcs directly to the final customer, largely bypassing the

reseller channel that accounts for most of the world’s pc sales. this direct customer relationship

is the key to dell’s business model, and provides distinct advantages over the indirect sales

model. dell’s direct relationship with the customer allows it to tailor its offerings to customer

needs, offer add-on products and services, and use the internet to offer a variety of customer

services. in addition, dell’s pcs are built to customers’ specifications upon receipt of an order,

giving dell additional advantages over indirect pc vendors who must try to forecast demand and

ship products based on those forecasts. dell’s direct sales and build-to-order model has achieved

superior performance in the pc industry in terms of inventory turnover, reduced overhead, cash

conversion, and return on investment (kraemer, et al., 2000).

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