A contractor bought an asphalt plant from a commercial bank for a certain amount, and the two parties agreed that the contractor would pay an amount of (2) upon signing the contract as an advance, provided that he would pay ten equal annual installments of the value of each payment (0.5) and with an interest of (8%). The first installment starts to be paid at the beginning of the year The fifth is from signing the contract, so what is the value of the factory? And when the payment date came, he persuaded the bank management to postpone the payment (6 years), provided that the interest during this period is (12%), so what is the value of the new installments? After paying two installments, he decided to pay the remaining amount in full when the third installment is due. How much will he pay?

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A contractor bought an asphalt plant from a commercial bank for a certain amount, and the two parties agreed that the contractor would pay an amount of (2) upon signing the contract as an advance, provided that he would pay ten equal annual installments of the value of each payment (0.5) and with an interest of (8%). The first installment starts to be paid at the beginning of the year The fifth is from signing the contract, so what is the value of the factory? And when the payment date came, he persuaded the bank management to postpone the payment (6 years), provided that the interest during this period is (12%), so what is the value of the new installments? After paying two installments, he decided to pay the remaining amount in full when the third installment is due. How much will he pay?
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