You are an actuary for ABC Insurance Company. You currently have an annuity product that will pay a level $1,000 per year at the end of each year for 20 years. You are considering adding a second annuity that is identical to the first, but it has a cost of living adjustment (COLA) of 4% per year starting in the second year. A COLA is an increase in payments that is used to compensate for the loss in purchasing power of money due to inflation. What is the difference in the cost to your company of the COLA annuity compared to the level annuity assuming an annual effective rate of interest of 5.00%

Suppose the price of a complement to lcd televisions rises. what effect will this have on the market equilibrium for lcd tvs?

The owners of backstreets italian restaurant are considering starting a delivery service forpizza and their other italian dishes in the small college town where they are located. theycan purchase a used delivery van and have it painted with their name and logo for $21,500.they can hire part-time drivers who will work in the evenings from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. for$8 per hour. the drivers are mostly college students who study at the restaurant when theyare not making deliveries. during the day, there are so few deliveries that the regular employeescan handle them. the owners estimate that the van will last 5 years (365 days per year)before it has to be replaced and that each delivery will cost about $1.35 in gas and othermaintenance costs (including tires, oil, scheduled service, they also estimate that onaverage each delivery order will cost $15 for direct labor and ingredients to prepare andpackage, and will generate $34 in revenue.a. how many delivery orders must backstreets make each month in order for the service to break even? b. the owners believe that if they have approximately the break-even number of deliveries during the week, they will at least double that number on fridays, saturdays, and sundays. if that’s the case, how much profit will they make, at a minimum, from their delivery service each month (4 weeks per month)?

What cylinder head operation is the technician performing in this figure?