Basically, an interest rate is an amount that is added on top of the principal amount most especially in loans. This is expressed in a form of percentage, depending on the amount and interest rate being agreed upon. The answer for this would be the second option. Hope this helps.
Answer:
The answer is C: 14300
Note: The actual answer is 14296, <em>and </em>the closest to that was option C.
Explanation:
Formula to calculate forecast using Exponential smoothing:
Where,
= New Forecast 
= Previous period's forecast.
= Smoothing Constant 
= Previous period's Actual Demand.
- Calculating the forecast for period 5:
Data:
Putting <em>values in the formula:</em>
The perpetual equivalent annual cost is - $35013
<h3 /><h3>The perpetual annual cost calculation</h3>
interest i = 10%
Period = n = 7 years
Formula
A/F = i/(1+i)^n-1
= 0.1/(1+0.1)^7-1
= 0.1054
The perpetual annual cost
= -250000*0.1-95000(0.1054)
= -25000-10013
= - 35013
Therefore the perpetual equivalent annual cost is $35013
