Answer:
B - $13,556.82
Explanation:
Amount to be invested is equal to the present value of future inflows
Present value = future value/(1+Interest rate)^Number of years
The actual amount at the end of the first year should be $3000 if there is an answer in the options
The amount at the end of the second year is $4000
The amount at the end of the third, fourth and fifth year is $5000
Hence, amount to be invested = 3000/(1.17) + 4000/(1.17)^2 + 5000/(1.17)^3 + 5000/(1.17)^4 + 5000/(1.17)^5
= $13,556.82
Hence, the answer is $13,556.82
Answer: Current Price $26.65
Explanation:
Rate of return = 12.5%
dividends = $1.98
Expected Price (in a year from now) Pe= $28
Current price = Pc
R = (Pe - Pc + D)/Pa
0.1250 = (28 - Pc + 1.98)/Pc
28 - Pc + 1.98 = 0.1250Pc
-Pc - 0.1250Pc = - 28 - 1.98
- 1.125Pc = -29.98
Pc = -29.98/(-1.1250Pc) = 26.64888889
Pc = $ 26.65
First off, the lenders were simply in a position to do so. Secondly, there was an incredible amount of risk involved in loans to pilgrims. Early settlers had numerous obstacles to overcome, such as harsh winters, poor crop yields and the voyage alone to the new world was extremely risky. Dead people cannot pay debts, but those who lived on could. The high risk resulted in high interest rates.
