You plan to expand your vinyl fence company in the future, and must purchase a new warehouse

Question:

You plan to expand your vinyl fence company in the future, and must purchase a new warehouse facility to achieve this goal. Your insurance company is offering you two very attractive investment options, an ordinary and an due, both quarterly and paying 8% annual interest over a 5-year period. Your 5-year budget includes saving $2,500.00 each quarter. To evaluate which option will benefit the business most, you must evaluate both options by calculating the of each option and explain how the investment will help you to carry out your goals
Purchase 2:
After careful review of your maintenance log, you also realized that you will need to replace a fence post molding machine that sells for $45,000.00. You estimate that you will need to purchase a new machine in 3 years' time as this machine reaches the end of its useful life. You plan to save for this purchase using a sinking fund that compounds semi-annually, and earns a 12% annual rate.
1. Calculate the of both the ordinary and the due options being offered by your insurance company. Explain the differences between these two investment options. Select the best option for your business and explain why that option is preferable.
2. Calculate the sinking fund payment required for the fence post molding machine.
3. Compare and contrast the shorter timeframe and higher interest rate of the sinking fund with the longer term warehouse option you chose. Be sure to calculate and report how much interest you will earn from the chosen for the warehouse and the amount of the sinking fund investment.
4. Develop a plan to prioritize these two purchases, and discuss the potential impact that these will have on the future of your business. For example, is expanding your business more important than saving for and paying cash for a fence post molding machine? Remember, you could borrow money to finance the fence post molding machine when it eventually breaks, but financing will cost the business in finance charges.
Annuity
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