You are in talks to settle a potential lawsuit. the defendant has offered to make annual payments of $27,000, $31,000, $64,000, and $96,000 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 4.9 percent, what is the value of the settlement offer today

scenario: hawaii and south carolina are trading partners. hawaii has an absolute advantage in the production of both coffee and tea. the opportunity cost of producing 1 pound of tea in hawaii is 2 pounds of coffee, and the opportunity cost of producing 1 pound of tea in south carolina is 1/3 pound of coffee. which of the following statements is true? a. south carolina should specialize in the production of both tea and coffee. b. hawaii should specialize in the production of tea, whereas south carolina should specialize in the production of coffee. c. hawaii should specialize in the production of coffee, whereas south carolina should specialize in the production of tea. d. hawaii should specialize in the production of both tea and coffee.