A construction company buys a tractor, paying $10,000 in cash and agreeing to pay $5,000 every six months for three years. During the first six months of operation, the company receives an unexpected court settlement from a totally different case of $25,000. The company had not yet made the first semiannual installment for the tractor. When should the company make a payment of $25,000 to discharge its obligation for the purchase in a lump sum settlement, if the interest rate is 12% compounded semiannually?
A construction company buys a tractor, paying $10,000 in cash and agreeing to pay $5,000 every six months for three years. During the first six months of operation, the company receives an unexpected court settlement from a totally different case of $25,000. The company had not yet made the first semiannual installment for the tractor. When should the company make a payment of $25,000 to discharge its obligation for the purchase in a lump sum settlement, if the interest rate is 12% compounded semiannually?
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A construction company buys a tractor,
paying $10,000 in cash and agreeing to pay
$5,000 every six months for three years.
During the first six months of operation, the
company receives an unexpected court
settlement from a totally different case of
$25,000. The company had not yet made the
first semiannual installment for the tractor.
When should the company make a payment
of $25,000 to discharge its obligation for the
purchase in a lump sum settlement, if the
interest rate is 12% compounded
semiannually?](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2F39f8c5c3-a714-421b-a3ab-4e7d7291a7e2%2F86ff5e9c-e8e2-4eb9-bf16-edc57b780dcf%2F16ck6ki_processed.jpeg&w=3840&q=75)
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A construction company buys a tractor,
paying $10,000 in cash and agreeing to pay
$5,000 every six months for three years.
During the first six months of operation, the
company receives an unexpected court
settlement from a totally different case of
$25,000. The company had not yet made the
first semiannual installment for the tractor.
When should the company make a payment
of $25,000 to discharge its obligation for the
purchase in a lump sum settlement, if the
interest rate is 12% compounded
semiannually?
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