Sophia purchased a variable annuity contract with a purchase payment of $80,000. Surrender charges begin with 6 percent in the first year and decline by 2 percent each year. In addition, Sophia can withdraw 9 percent of her contract value each year without paying surrender charges. In the first year, Sophia needed to withdraw $12,900. Assume that the contract value had not increased or decreased because of investment performance. What was the surrender charge Sophia had to pay?

Bonds often pay a coupon twice a year. for the valuation of bonds that make semiannual payments, the number of periods doubles, whereas the amount of cash flow decreases by half. using the values of cash flows and number of periods, the valuation model is adjusted accordingly. assume that a $1,000,000 par value, semiannual coupon us treasury note with three years to maturity has a coupon rate of 3%. the yield to maturity (ytm) of the bond is 7.70%. using this information and ignoring the other costs involved, calculate the value of the treasury note:

Faldo corp sells on terms that allow customers 45 days to pay for merchandise. its sales last year were $325,000, and its year-end receivables were $60,000. if its dso is less than the 45-day credit period, then customers are paying on time. otherwise, they are paying late. by how much are customers paying early or late? base your answer on this equation: dso - credit period = days early or late, and use a 365-day year when calculating the dso. a positive answer indicates late payments, while a negative answer indicates early payments.a. 21.27b. 22.38c. 23.50d. 24.68e. 25.91b

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