Using a discount rate of 9.6% APR, compounded monthly, calculate the present value of a monthly perpetuity con‐ sisting of $5200 payments if: (a) the first payment is made today (2 pts.), (b) the first payment is made one month from now (2 pts.), and (c) the first payment is made 42 months from now (2 pts.). [For part c, you want to be sure to master the two paragraphs in Lesson 2 about delayed perpetuities.]

Ann and jack have been partners for several years. their​ firm, a​ & j tax​ preparation, has been very​ successful, as the pair agree on most​ business-related questions. one​ disagreement, however, concerns the legal form of their business. for the past two​ years, ann has tried to convince jack to incorporate. she believes that there is no downside to incorporating and sees only benefits. jack strongly​ disagrees; he thinks that the business should remain a partnership forever. ​ first, take​ ann's side, and explain the positive side to incorporating the business. ​ next, take​ jack's side, and state the advantages to remaining a partnership. ​ lastly, what information would you want if you were asked to make the decision for ann and​ jack? which of the following statements are the advantages of a partnership compared to a​ corporation? ​(choose all that​ apply.) a. less expensive to organize. b. ownership is readily transferable. c. lower income taxes. d. owners have limited liability. e. long life of firm.