Answer: $80 million per year for 25 years
Explanation:
The option you should choose is one that will guarantee you the highest present value.
This means that you need to discount the annual payment of $80 million per year for 25 years to find the present value. As you did not include a rate, we shall assume a rate of 8% for reference purposes.
The annual payment is an annuity so the present value can be calculated by:
Present value of annuity = Annuity payment * Present value interest factor, rate, no. of years
= 80,000,000 * Present value interest factor, 8%, 25 years
= 80,000,000 * 10.6748
= $853,984,000
<em>The present value of the annual payment is more than the present value of the $850 million received today so the Annual payment should be taken. </em>
Answer: 21%
Explanation: The developer purchased 3 properties and he can buy each property for $20 per square foot.
Therefore: 75 × 110 =8250 square feet.
8250 × $20 = $165 000 per lot.
Each lot was sold for $200 000. Which means the developer made profits of:
$200 000 - $165 000 = $35 000 per lot.
The percentage of profit on each lot is:
Percentage of profit on cost amount:
=
= 0.2121212 recurring × 100
= 21,21%
Percentage of profit on sale amount:
=
= 0.175 × 100
= 17,5%