Suppose sally smith plans to invest $1,000. she can earn an effective annual rate of 5% on security a, while security b has an effective annual rate of 12%. after 11 years, the compounded value of security b should be more than twice the compounded value of security a. (ignore risk, and assume that compounding occurs annually.)

You wish to buy a cabin in 15 years. today, the cabin costs $150,000. you believe the price of the cabin will inflate at 4% annually. you want to invest a single amount of money (lump sum) today and have the money grow to equal the future purchase price of the cabin 15 years from now. if you can earn 10% annually on your investments, how much do you need to invest now, in order to be able to purchase the cabin?

Using the smith's bbq report, the cost of wine for next week will increase by 2% from the current week. if all other cost of sales stays constant, what will be the approximate total cost of sales for next week?

The era of venture capitalists doling out large sums of money to startups is a. just beginning b. on the rise c. over d. fading