Problema Solution

Company A had net income of $5 million in 2010, while Company B , a small competing company, had net income of $2 million. Management of Co. A develops a business plan for future growth that projects an increase in net income of 0.5 million per year, while the management of Co. B develops a plan aimed at increasing its net income by 15% each year.

Express the projected net incomes in these two business plans as recurs ion formulas.

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Company A net income recursion formula


a1 = $5*10^6


an+1 = an + 0.5*10^6


Company B net income recursion formula


b1 = $2*10^6


bn+1 = bn + 0.15*bn


bn+1 = 1.15*bn