Answer:
A) Using a change management system to influence performance
Explanation:
First of all, since the change was proposed by the customer, any delay in the construction project caused by their new request should not trigger the damage clause.
The contractor should use a change management system so the existing baseline is not altered by the delay. A change management system is responsible for managing all the changes that might occur during the project's inception until its completion. It is important that all changes or alterations to the original schedule are properly recorded and authorized (in this case to prevent the damage clause).
By using the change management system, the organization has a standardized methodology for handling changes in the project's schedule. This way any negative impact can be reduced.
Given:
Principal, P = 26500
term=5 years
Monthly payment, A = 695
Question: Find interest rate
Solution:
Unless there is a table available, there is no explicit formula to calculate interest. However, the interest rate can be solved for using the formula to calculate the monthly payment, as follows.

Substituting
P=26500
i=monthly interest rate to be found
A=monthly payment=695
n=5*12=60 months

Rearrange to give successive estimates of i by
I(i)=(695/26500)*((1+i)^60-1)/(1+i)^60
Try initial estimate of i=0.02 (2% per month)
I(0.02)=0.0182
I(0.0182)=0.01736
I(0.01736)=0.01689
....
Eventually we get the value to stabilize at i=0.016265, or
Monthly interest =
1.6265% (to four decimal places)
Answer:
$55.134
Explanation:
Given
dividend paid on its stock = $8.25
Duration is next 13 years
P0 = dividend on its stock × (PVIFA of return on this stock,years)
Remember PVIF = (1 - (1 + r)^-n)/r
Where PVIFA = present value interest factor of annuity
r = interest rate per period
n = number of periods
Therefore
P0 = $8.25 × (PVIFA11.2%,13)
P0 = $55.134