Use the Following Information to Answer the Question(s)below

question 4

Multiple Choice

Use the following information to answer the question(s) below.
Frank Dewey Esquire from the firm of Dewey,Cheatum,and Howe,has been offered an upfront retainer of $30,000 to provide legal services over the next 12 months to Taggart Transcontinental.In return for this upfront payment,Taggart Transcontinental would have access to 8 hours of legal services from Frank for each of the next 12 months.Frank's normal billable rate is $250 per hour for legal services.
-Assuming that Dewey's cost of capital is 12% EAR,then the IRR of his retainer offer is closest to:

• A)-39.3%.
• B)-3.3%.
• C)20.0%.
• D)39.3%.

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Definitions:

Hourly Wage

The amount of money paid for each hour of work, commonly used in part-time and some full-time employment.

Semiannual Compounding

A method of calculating interest where the capital is compounded twice a year.

Compounded Semiannually

An interest accruing method where interest is calculated and added to the principal every six months, potentially leading to higher returns over time due to the compounding effect.

Quarterly Compounded

The process of calculating interest on both the initial principal and the accumulated interest from previous periods, done every quarter.