1. A firm recently purchased a new facility costing $984 thousand. The firm financed this purchase with an amortized loan at an interest rate of 8.8 percent APR, with monthly payments of $23.9 thousand. How long will it take to pay off this loan? (Enter answer in months, accurate to two decimal places.)
2. An investment is expected to produce $1,025 at the end of each year for the next 11 years. Other investments of similar riskiness available to you are yielding 11.2 percent return. What is the maximum you should be willing to pay for this investment?