Three different plans were presented to the gao by a high-tech facilities manager for operating an identity-theft scanning facility. plan a involves renewable 1-year contracts with payments of $1 million at the beginning of each year. plan b is a 2-year contract that requires four payments of $600,000 each, with the first one made now and the other three at 6-month intervals. plan c is a 3-year contract that entails a payment of $1.5 million now and a second payment of $0.5 million 2 years from now. assuming that the gao could renew any of the plans under the same payment conditions, which plan is best on the basis of a present worth analysis at an interest rate of 6% per year compounded semiannually?

Which of the following businesses is most likely to disrupt an existing industry? a. closer connex developed an earphone that receives emails and text messages and converts them to voice messages. the first models had poor reception, but they rapidly improved over time. b. mega technologies reconfigured the components used in its touchscreen tablets to create a new type of wearable device for use in restaurants and other service industries. c. particle inc. developed a teleportation technology that can transport physical materials instantaneously across great distances. d. altrea added advanced camera technology to its premium line of smartphones so that they would take the highest-quality photos of all phones on the market.