You expect to receive $$10,000$ at the end of year $1,$ $$5,000$ at the end of year $2$ and $$4,000$ at the end of year $3.$ If your required rate of return is $8\%,$ what is the uneven cash flow stream worth today? If you could earn $8\%,$ what would it be worth at the end of year $3?$
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