1. Jenkins Security has learned that a rival has offered to supply a parking garage with security for ten years for $45,000 up front and a further $15,000 per year. If Jenkins Security offers to provide security for eight years for an upfront cost of $60,000 and a separate yearly payment, by what maximum amount can this yearly payment be over $10,000, so that Jenkins' offer matches the equivalent annual annuity of their rival's offer? (Assume a cost of capital of 5%.)

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1. Jenkins Security has learned that a rival has offered to supply a parking garage with security for ten years for $45,000 up front and a further $15,000 per year. If Jenkins Security offers to provide security for eight years for an upfront cost of $60,000 and a separate yearly payment, by what maximum amount can this yearly payment be over $10,000, so that Jenkins' offer matches the equivalent annual annuity of their rival's offer? (Assume a cost of capital of 5%.)

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Time has always been valuable from all angles, but from a financial perspective, it has a monetary value. The cost of a dollar received today and a dollar received in the future would be entirely dissimilar. Every dollar received today will always be worth more than a dollar received one year from now.

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