Parents wish to have $160,000 available for a child's education. if the child is now 5 years old, how much money must be set aside at 3% compounded semiannually to meet their financial goal when the child is 18?
A company estimates that 7% of their products will fail after the original warranty period but within 2 years of the purchase, with a replacement cost of $250.
If they want to offer a 2 year extended warranty, what price should they charge so that they'll break even (in other words, so the expected value will be 0)
With
j1=7.7%, what is an equivalent
j12?