Mr. Rafiq owes Mr. Ahmed Rs. 7000 to be due in 5 years and Rs. 15,000 to be due in 7 ½ years. How much should Mr. Rafiq pay at the end of 6 years which may be acceptable to Mr. Ahmed if money is worth 8% compounded semi-annually?

Coop inc. owns 40% of chicken inc., both coop and chicken are corporations. chicken pays coop a dividend of $10,000 in the current year. chicken also reports financial accounting earnings of $20,000 for that year. assume coop follows the general rule of accounting for investment in chicken. what is the amount and nature of the book-tax difference to coop associated with the dividend distribution (ignoring the dividends received deduction)?