Innovative Technologies, a growing machine shop, wishes to set aside money now to invest over the next four years in automating its customer service department. The company can earn 10% on a lump sum deposited now, and it wishes to withdraw the money in the following increments: - Year 1: $25,000 to purchase a computer and database software designed for customer service use; - Year 2: $3,000 to purchase additional hardware to accommodate anticipated growth in the use of the system - Year 3: No expenses - Year 4: $5,000 to purchase software upgrades How much money must be deposited now in order to cover the anticipated payments over the next four years

Profits from using currency options and futures.on july 2, the two-month futures rate of the mexican peso contained a 2 percent discount (unannualized). there was a call option on pesos with an exercise price that was equal to the spot rate. there was also a put option on pesos with an exercise price equal to the spot rate. the premium on each of these options was 3 percent of the spot rate at that time. on september 2, the option expired. go to the oanda.com website (or any site that has foreign exchange rate quotations) and determine the direct quote of the mexican peso. you exercised the option on this date if it was feasible to do so. a. what was your net profit per unit if you had purchased the call option? b. what was your net profit per unit if you had purchased the put option? c. what was your net profit per unit if you had purchased a futures contract on july 2 that had a settlement date of september 2? d. what was your net profit per unit if you sold a futures contract on july 2 that had a settlement date of september 2