Growing perpetuity: You are evaluating a growing perpetuity investment from a large financial services firm. The investment promises an initial payment of $20,000 at the end of this year and subsequent payments that will grow at a rate of 3.4 percent annually. If you use a 9 percent discount rate for investments like this, what is the present value of this growing perpetuity

Look at this check register. calculate the current balance. check date transaction (+) deposit balance 5/1 5/3 $82.92 debit 8.00 78.24 005 monthly fee phone bill paycheck 1 125.00 5/15 5/17 5/20 atm 40.00 56.50 006 t ennis lessons the current balance is?

2. the language of price controls consider the market for rental cars. suppose that, in a competitive market without government regulations, the equilibrium price of rental cars is $58 per day, and employees at car rental companies earn $19.50 per hour. complete the following table by indicating whether each of the statements is an example of a price ceiling or a price floor and whether it results in a shortage or a surplus or has no effect on the price and quantity that prevail in the market. statement price control effect there are many teenagers who would like to work at car rental companies, but the minimum-wage law sets the hourly wage at $23.00. the government has instituted a legal minimum price of $87 per day for rental cars. the government prohibits car rental companies from renting out rental cars for more than $87 per day.

S. you are changing planes in london for a flight to paris where you will connect with your flight to capetown. you are picking up reading material for the flight and are looking at the prices listed on the economist magazine which conveniently lists prices in several different global currencies. you note that the price in pounds is 2.40 pounds and the price in euros is 2 euros. the exchange rate for the dollar (your credit card was issued in the usa) is $1.59/pound and s1.3837/euro. should you buy reading materials now or wait until you're in paris?