Topic: Gradient Geometric Series An electronic device is available that will reduce this year’s labor cost by$12543.The equipment is expected to last for eight years. If labor cost increase at an average rate of 7% per year at interest rate is 12% compounded bimonthly. What is the maximum amount that we could justify spending for the device? Note:  Draw the cash flow diagram and use interest rate with five decimal places.

If you receive 500 in simple interest on a loan that you made for 10,000 for five years, what was the interest rate you charged?

What is a dividend?

Metropolitan Hospital has estimated its average monthly bed needs as N=1,000+9X where X=timeperiod(months);January2002=0 N=monthlybedneeds Assume that no new hospital additions are expected in the area in the foreseeable future. The following monthly seasonal adjustment factors have been estimated, using data from the past five years: Forecast Metropolitans bed demand for January, April, July, November, and December 2007. If the following actual and forecast values for June bed demands have been recorded, what seasonal adjustment factor would you recommend be used in making future June forecasts?