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4. Steve and Ed are cousins who were both born on the same day, and both turned 25 today. Their grandfather began putting $2,500 per year into a trust fund for Steve on his 20th birthday, and he just made a 6th payment into the fund. The grandfather (or his estate'trustee) will make 40 more $2,500 payments until a 46th and final payment is made on Steve's 65th birthday. The grandfather set things up this way because he wants Steve to work, not be a "trust fund baby," but he also wants to ensure that Steve is provided for in his old age.
Until now, the grandfather has been disappointed with Ed, hence has not given him anything. However, they recently reconciled, and the grandfather decided to make an equivalent provision for Ed. He will make the first payment to a trust for Ed today, and he has instructed his trustee to make 40 additional equal annual payments until Ed turns 65, when the 41st and final payment will be made. If both trusts earn an annual return of 8%, how much must the grandfather put into Ed's trust today and each subsequent year to enable him to have the same retirement nest egg as Steve after the last payment is made on their 65th birthday?
a. $3,726
b. $3,912
c. $4,107
d. $4,313
e. $4,528

Hello there! I am currently doing an MBA course about the financial crisis which is quite challenging. Today we were given a question about the topic: Long term capital management & the black swan.
The questions that need to be answered are the following: 1) Has a risk managers become a marketer in disguise? 2) Is risk management a predictive science or is it an art that has been misrepresented and marketed as a predictive science?
If you guys have any ideas, i would really appreciate your help! Thank you!:)

Zervos Inc. had the following data for 2008 (in millions). The new CFO believes (a) that an improved inventory management system could lower the average inventory by $4,000, (b) that improvements in the credit department could reduce receivables by $2,000, and (c) that the purchasing department could negotiate better credit terms and thereby increase accounts payable by $2,000. Furthermore, she thinks that these changes would not affect either sales or the costs of goods sold. If these changes were made, by how many days would the cash conversion cycle be lowered?
Original Revised
Annual sales: unchanged
Cost of goods sold: unchanged
Average inventory: lowered by $4,000
Average receivables: lowered by $2,000
Average payables: increased by $2,000
Days in year $110,000
$80,000
$20,000
$16,000
$10,000
365 $110,000
$80,000
$16,000
$14,000
$12,000
365

a. 34.0
b. 37.4
c. 41.2
d. 45.3
e. 49.8

Following are components of the M1 money suppy at the endof last year. What will be the size of the M1
money supply at the end of next year if currency grows by 10 percent, demand deposits grow by 5 percent,
other checkable deposits grow by 8 percent, and the amount of travelers's checks stays the same?

what will be the size of m1 money supply at the end of next year if currency grows by 10 percent