You are in talks to settle a potential lawsuit. The defendant has offered to make annual payments of $23,000, $29,000, $56,000, and $84,000 to you each year over the next four years, respectively. All payments will be made at the end of the year. If the appropriate interest rate is 4.5 percent, what is the value of the settlement offer today

Fortress international, a large conglomerate, procures a few component parts from external suppliers and also manufactures some of the key raw materials in its own subsidiaries. aside from this, the company does not solely depend on outside distributors to reach its customers. in fact, it has its own retail stores to distribute its products. in this scenario, which of the following alternatives to vertical integration is fortress international applying? a. concentric integration b. taper integration c. horizontal integration d. conglomerate integration