Mary Alice just won the lottery and is trying to decide between the options of receiving the annual cash flow payment option of $450,000 per year for 25 years beginning today, or receiving one lump-sum amount today. Mary Alice can earn 5% investing this money. At what lump-sum payment amount would she be indifferent between the two alternatives? (FV of $1, PV of $1, FVA of $1, PVA of $1, FVAD of $1 and PVAD of $1) (Use appropriate factor(s) from the tables provided and round final answer to nearest whole dollar amount.)

1. regarding general guidelines for the preparation of successful soups, which of the following statements is true? a. thick soups made with starchy vegetables may thin during storage. b. soups should be seasoned throughout the cooking process. c. finish a cream soup well before serving it to moderate the flavor. d. consommés take quite a long time to cool.

The huntington boys and girls club is conducting a fundraiser by selling chili dinners to go. the price is $7 for an adult meal and $4 for a child’s meal. write a program that accepts the number of adult meals ordered and then children's meals ordered. display the total money collected for adult meals, children’s meals, and all meals.

1. alwaysrain irrigation, inc. would like to determine capacity requirements for the next four years. currently, two production lines are in place for making bronze and plastic sprinklers. three types of sprinklers are available in both bronze and plastic: 90-degree nozzle sprinklers, 180-degree nozzle sprinklers, and 360-degree nozzle sprinklers. management has forecast demand for the next four years as follows: both production lines can produce all the different types of nozzles. the bronze machines needed for the bronze sprinklers require two operators and can produce up to 12,000 sprinklers. the plastic injection molding machine needed for the plastic sprinklers requires four operators and can produce up to 200,000 sprinklers. three bronze machines and only one injection molding machine are available. what are the capacity requirements for the next four years? (assume that there is no learning.)