Your younger sister is just starting high school, and 4 years from today she should be entering college. Your father plans to start a college fund for her, beginning today. He will invest $6,000 per year in a mutual fund, beginning today, and he expects to earn an annual return of 9%. What is the expected value of the college fund when your sister enters college

$29,908.26

Explanation:

The formula for calculating future value:

FV = P (1 + r) nm

FV = Future value  

P = Present value  

R = interest rate  

m = number of compounding

N = number of years  

Present value value is the sum of discounted cash flows

Present value can be calculated using a financial calculator

Cash flow from year 0 to 3 = 6000

I = 9%

PV = 21,187.77

FV = 21,187.77 X (1,09)^4

To find the PV using a financial calculator:

1. Input the cash flow values by pressing the CF button. After inputting the value, press enter and the arrow facing a downward direction.

2. after inputting all the cash flows, press the NPV button, input the value for I, press enter and the arrow facing a downward direction.  

3. Press compute  

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).

explanation:

a and c

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