Answer:
b. $21,937.26
Explanation:
To calculate how much it's willing to pay for the investment it's needed to apply the concept of Net Present Value which compute the future cash flows to a present value which lets you analize if it is a profitable investment.
The criteria to accept the investment is that the present value of all the future cash flows must be zero or positive with the discount rate utilized, in this case 14%.
The formula to calculate the Cash Flow:
NPV
Ct
∑ ======
(1+r)^t
Where:
Ct = Cash Flow of each moment t
t = each year = period from 1 to 10
r = discount rate = 14%
14% Discount Rate
$ 21,937
1 $ 5,000 $ 4,386
2 $ 5,000 $ 3,847
3 $ 5,000 $ 3,375
4 $ 5,000 $ 2,960
5 $ 5,000 $ 2,597
6 $ 3,000 $ 1,367
7 $ 3,000 $ 1,199
8 $ 3,000 $ 1,052
9 $ 2,000 $ 0,615
10 $ 2,000 $ 0,539