Leo received $7,500 today and will receive another $5,000 two years from today. he will invest these funds when he receives them and expects to earn a rate of return of 11.5 percent. what value does he expect his investments to have five years from today?

Value of Investment= Principal (1+Rate of return)^Number of periods

For the first investment the principal is 7,500, the rate of return is 11.5% and the number of periods are 5 so the value of the investment will be

7,500 (1+0.115)^5=12,925

For the second investment the principal is 5,000, the rate of return is 11.5 and the number of periods are 3 as the 5,000 is invested two years from today.

5,000*(1+0.115)^3=6,931

Total value of investments = 12,925 +6,931 = $19,856

in 2001, dell computer became the world’s largest personal computer vendor, continuing to

gain market share and post profits in an industry struggling with slumping sales and billions of

dollars in losses. dell sells 90% of its pcs directly to the final customer, largely bypassing the

reseller channel that accounts for most of the world’s pc sales. this direct customer relationship

is the key to dell’s business model, and provides distinct advantages over the indirect sales

model. dell’s direct relationship with the customer allows it to tailor its offerings to customer

needs, offer add-on products and services, and use the internet to offer a variety of customer

services. in addition, dell’s pcs are built to customers’ specifications upon receipt of an order,

giving dell additional advantages over indirect pc vendors who must try to forecast demand and

ship products based on those forecasts. dell’s direct sales and build-to-order model has achieved

superior performance in the pc industry in terms of inventory turnover, reduced overhead, cash

conversion, and return on investment (kraemer, et al., 2000).

explanation:

answer; rapid growth in buyer demand and high buyer switching cost;