Present Value of a Continuous Stream of Income $4 t$ Million Dollars Per Year, Where T Is the Number of Company

question 4

Multiple Choice

Present Value of a Continuous Stream of Income. An electronics company generates a continuous stream of income of $4 t$ million dollars per year, where t is the number of years that the company has been in operation. Find the present value of this stream of income over the first 9 years at a continuous interest rate of 12%. Round answer to one decimal place.

• A)$143.7 million
• B)$81.6 million
• C)$182.7 million
• D)$343.2 million
• E)$85.8 million

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