Alice has an impatient friend, jan, who wants to buy a new sail boat today for $200,000, but the banks won't lend her any money. she is currently receiving an annual check for $50,000 as part of a settlement she won three years ago. she has 5 more annual payments that she is guaranteed to receive and offers to sell them to alice today, for a lump sum of $200,000. assuming a 10% discount rate, is buying jan's remaining annual payments for a lump sum of $200,000 a good investment?

8. problems and applications q8there are four consumers willing to pay the following amounts for haircuts, and there are four haircutting businesses with the following costs: consumers' willingness to payyvette: $35cho: $15sean: $45bob: $25firms' costsfirm a: $40firm b: $20firm c: $10firm d: $30each firm has the capacity to produce only one haircut. for should be given. which businesses should cut hair? check all that apply. firm afirm bfirm cfirm dwhich consumers should have their hair cut? check all that apply. bobchoseanyvettethe maximum possible total surplus is