Southern Tours is considering acquiring Holiday Vacations. Management believes Holiday Vacations can generate cash flows of $218,000, $224,000, and $235,000 over the next three years, respectively. After that time, they feel the business will be worthless. If the desired rate of return is 14.4 percent, what is the maximum Southern Tours should pay today to acquire Holiday Vacations?

Your grandmother will be gifting you $130 at the end of each month for four years while you attend college. At a discount rate of 3.5 percent, what are these payments worth to you on the day you enter college?