a) Penn Station is saving money to build a new loading platform. Two years ago, they set aside $24,000 for this purpose. Today, that account is worth $28,399. What annual rate of interest is Penn Station earning on this investment? b) Given an interest rate of 8 percent per year, what is the value at date t = 9 of a perpetual stream of $500 annual payments that begins at date t = 17?

a) Penn Station is saving money to build a new loading platform. Two years ago, they set aside $24,000 for this purpose. Today, that account is worth $28,399. What annual rate of interest is Penn Station earning on this investment? b) Given an interest rate of 8 percent per year, what is the value at date t = 9 of a perpetual stream of $500 annual payments that begins at date t = 17?

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Chapter11: Capital Budgeting Decisions

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