Wally, president of Wally's Burgers, is considering franchising. He has a potential franchise agreement that would allow him to receive 18 end-of-year payments starting one year from now.
The first two payments would be $26,000 and $24,000 in one and two years respectively, and then $16,000 per year after that for 16 years.
If Wally requires a return of 8.4%, what is the present value of this stream of cash flows?
What is the present value of this stream of cash flows? $ (Round to the nearest cent.)