Qualcomm has developed a groundbreaking new CPU chip. The patent on the chip will last 17 years. You expect that the chip’s profits to be $4 million in its first year and that this amount will grow at a rate of 5% per year for the next 17 years. Once the patent expires, Intel will be able to produce the same chip and competition will likely drive profits to zero. What is the present value of the new chip if the interest rate is 8% per year?

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Solomon chemical company makes three products, b7, k6, and x9, which are joint products from the same materials. in a standard batch of 320,000 pounds of raw materials, the company generates 70,000 pounds of b7, 150,000 pounds of k6, and 100,000 pounds of x9. a standard batch costs $3,840,000 to produce. the sales prices per pound are $10, $14, and $20 for b7, k6, and x9, respectively. (a) allocate the joint product cost among the three final products using weight as the allocation base. (b) allocate the joint product cost among the three final products using market value as the allocation base. (c) allocate the joint product cost among the three final products using weight as the allocation base.