Fairmont Textile has a plant in which employees have been having trouble with carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS, an inflammation of the nerves that pass through the carpal tunnel, a tight space at the base of the palm). resulting from long-term repetitive activities, such as years of sewing. It seems as if 15 of the employees working in this facility developed signs of CTS over the last five years. DeepSouth, the company's insurance firm, has been increasing Fairmont's liability insurance steadily because of this problem. DeepSouth is willing to lower the insurance premiums to $18,000 a year (from the current $30,000 a year) for the next five years if Fairmont implements an acceptable CTS-prevention program that includes making the employees aware of CTS and how to reduce the chances of it developing. What would be the maximum amount that Fairmont should invest in the program to make it worthwhile? The firm's interest rate is 12% compounded annually. Click the icon to view the interest factors for discrete compounding when i = 12% per year. Assuming that premiums are paid at the end of each year, the maximum amount to invest is $ 50467 . (Round to the nearest dollar.) If the premiums are paid at the beginning of each year, the maximum amount to invest is $ . (Round to the nearest dollar.) i More Info - X Single Payment Equal Payment Series Compound Present Compound Sinking Present Capital Amount Worth Amount Fund Worth Recovery Factor Factor Factor Factor Factor Factor (F/P, i, N) (P/F, i, N) (F/A, i, N) (A/F, i, N) (P/A, i, N) (A/P, i, N) 1.1200 0.8929 1.0000 1.0000 0.8929 1.1200 1.2544 0.7972 2.1200 0.4717 1.6901 0.5917 1.4049 0.7118 3.3744 0.2963 2.4018 0.4163 1.5735 0.6355 4.7793 0.2092 3.0373 0.3292 1.7623 0.5674 8.3528 0.1574 3.6048 0.2774 1.9738 0.5086 8.1152 0.1232 4.1114 0.2432 2.2107 0.4523 10.0890 0.0891 4.5638 0.2191 2.4780 0.4039 12.2907 0.0813 4.9876 0.2013 2.7731 0.3606 14.7757 0.0877 5.3282 0.1877 3.1058 0.3220 17.5487 0.0570 5.6502 0.1770 Print Done