Demonstrate that whether you would prefer to have $225 today or wait five years for $300 depends on the interest rate. Show your work
For example at 3 percent the present value of $300 in five years is $300/(1.03)5 = $258.78 but at 7 percent the present value of $300 in five years is $300/(1.07)5 = $213.90.
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A. $80,000; $88,000 B. $80,000; $90,000 C. $88,000; $90,000 D. $80,000; $99,000
What is the payoff for each firm in this one-shot game?
a. Both firms will earn 0 b. Firm A will earn 50 and firm B will earn -10 c. Firm A will earn -10 and firm B will earn 50 d. Both firms will earn 25
The country of Growpaw does not trade with any other country. Its GDP is $20 billion. Its government purchases $3 billion worth of goods and services each year, collects $4 billion in taxes, and provides $2 billion in transfer payments to households. Private saving in Growpaw is $4 billion. What is investment in Growpaw?
a. $5 billion b. $4 billion c. $3 billion d. $11 billion
The value added of a firm is the market value of:
A. a firm's output plus the value of the inputs bought from others. B. a firm's output less the value of the inputs bought from others. C. the firm's output. D. the firm's inputs bought from others.