gold mine is projected to produce $20,000 during its first year of operation, $19,000 the second year, $18,000 the third year, and so on. If the mine is expected to produce for a total of 10 years, and the effective annual interest rate is 6%, what is its present worth?

Juanita and sam attend a beach party and notice that the local beach appears to have a great deal more trash washed up on shore than it did when they were young. the water doesn't appear nearly as clear, and there seems to be less evidence of small water creatures living in the shallows. an afternoon at the local library convinces them that one major cause is the new factory nearby. after some discussion, they decide their next step should be identifying the cause of the changes identifying the problem picketing the guilty factory lobbying their elected representatives to complain about the problem talking to a local environmental group about solutions