1. Zarita Enterprises earns 8% on an investment that pays back $110,000 at the end of each of the next 4 years. What is the amount Zarita Enterprises invested to earn the 8% rate of return?
2. Hernandez Railroad Co. is about to issue $100,000 of 10-year bonds paying a 10% interest rate, with interest payable semiannually. The discount rate for such securi- ties is 8%. How much can Hernandez expect to receive from the sale of these bonds?