American General offers a 18-year annuity with a guaranteed rate of 6.71% compounded annually. How much should you pay for one of these annuities if you want to receive payments of $700 annually over the 18 year period?How much should a customer pay for this annuity?

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Juwana was turned down for a car loan by a local credit union she thought her credit was good what should her first step be

The company is experiencing an increase in competition, and at the same time they are building more production facilities in southeast asia. in this scenario, the top management team is most likely to multiple choice increase the cost of their products. restructure to reflect a more bureaucratic, stable organization. pull decision-making responsibility from low-level management, taking it on themselves. give lower-level managers the authority to make decisions to benefit the firm. rid themselves of all buffering product.

For 2016, gourmet kitchen products reported $22 million of sales and $19 million of operating costs (including depreciation). the company has $15 million of total invested capital. its after-tax cost of capital is 10%, and its federal-plus-state income tax rate was 36%. what was the firm’s economic value added (eva), that is, how much value did management add to stockholders’ wealth during 2016?