Downtown Medical Center is starting an endowment fund to pay for the expenses of a community outreach pediatric program. The expenses are $925,000 per year, and the program is expected to last 5 years. Assuming payments are made at the end of each year and the interest rate is 6% per year, the size of the initial endowment should be___________

Downtown Medical Center is starting an endowment fund to pay for the expenses of a community outreach pediatric program. The expenses are $925,000 per year, and the program is expected to last 5 years. Assuming payments are made at the end of each year and the interest rate is 6% per year, the size of the initial endowment should be___________

Principles of Accounting Volume 2

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Chapter11: Capital Budgeting Decisions

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