Question: Your local gift shop starts a membership program for its loyal customers. Customers who have 5 - year membership card will get 1 5 %

Your local gift shop starts a membership program for its loyal customers. Customers who have 5-
year membership card will get 15% discount on every purchase and the store owner believes that a
loyal customer spends $175(before discount) on average in the store every year. The market
interest rate is 8%.
a) If the store owners expectations are correct, how much can she charge for the 5-year
membership card? (Note: Assume the customers make all their purchases at the end of the
year.)
b) The owner also introduces another type of membership program: A perpetual membership.
Customers who own this type of membership card get 15% discount on every purchase but they
benefit from this discount forever. The owner believes that those who want this card spend
$200(before discount) annually. If this is the case, what will be the price difference between the
5-year membership card and the perpetual membership card?

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