Jenkins Security Has Learned That a Rival Has Offered to Supply

question 62

Multiple Choice

Jenkins Security has learned that a rival has offered to supply a parking garage with security for ten years for $45,000 up front and a further $15,000 per year. If Jenkins Security offers to provide security for eight years for an upfront cost of $60,000 and a separate yearly payment, by what maximum amount can this yearly payment be over $20,000, so that Jenkins' offer matches the equivalent annual annuity of their rival's offer? (Assume a cost of capital of 5%.)

• A) -$89
• B) -$94
• C) -$100
• D) -$111

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Definitions:

Cartel

An association of independent businesses or countries that work together to control production, pricing, and marketing of goods to monopolize a market.

Monopoly

A firm that is the sole seller of a product without any close substitutes.

Game Theory

The study of how people behave in strategic situations

Competitive Markets

Markets in which there are many buyers and sellers so that each has a negligible impact on the market price of goods and services.