How much would an investor be willing to pay for an investment which promises to pay $200 per year in perpetuity if the investor requires a 14 percent return on the investment? Round to the nearest cent. Do not include any unit (If your answer is $111.11, then type 111.11 without $ sign.)

1428.57

Explanation:

A perpetuity assumes a constant cash flow streams over an infinite period. The Present Value or the value of a perpetuity can be calculated if the periodic/annual payment that a perpetuity pays and the interest rate or required rate of return is known.

In this question the present value that an investor, requiring 14% return, will attach to a perpetuity paying 200 annually can be calculated as follows,

PV or P =  Cash flow/ Interest or Required rate of Return

PV/P = 200/0.14  => 1428.57 rounded off to nearest cent

in 2001, dell computer became the world’s largest personal computer vendor, continuing to

gain market share and post profits in an industry struggling with slumping sales and billions of

dollars in losses. dell sells 90% of its pcs directly to the final customer, largely bypassing the

reseller channel that accounts for most of the world’s pc sales. this direct customer relationship

is the key to dell’s business model, and provides distinct advantages over the indirect sales

model. dell’s direct relationship with the customer allows it to tailor its offerings to customer

needs, offer add-on products and services, and use the internet to offer a variety of customer

services. in addition, dell’s pcs are built to customers’ specifications upon receipt of an order,

giving dell additional advantages over indirect pc vendors who must try to forecast demand and

ship products based on those forecasts. dell’s direct sales and build-to-order model has achieved

superior performance in the pc industry in terms of inventory turnover, reduced overhead, cash

conversion, and return on investment (kraemer, et al., 2000).

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