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Larry the Cucumber has been offered $14 million to star in the lead role of the next three Larry Boy adventure movies. If Larry takes this offer, he will have to forgo acting in other Veggie movies that would pay him $5 million at the end of each of the next three years. Assume Larry's personal cost of capital is 10% per year.
-You are considering an investment in an everlasting gobstopper machine.This machine will cost $10 million and will produce cash flows of $1 million at the end of every year forever.The appropriate cost of capital is 8%.Compute the economic value added (EVA)for this project.Calculate the PV of the EVAs for this project.

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General Ledger

The comprehensive set of accounts that records all financial transactions of a business, serving as the central repository of accounting data.

Subsidiary Ledger

A detailed ledger that provides a breakdown of information summarized in a controlling account in the general ledger.

Control Account

An account used in the general ledger to summarize the details of transactions recorded in subsidiary ledgers.

Subsidiary Ledger

A detailed ledger containing all the individual accounts related to a particular area, such as accounts receivable or accounts payable, which supports the totals recorded in the general ledger.