Answer:
The present value of the following series of cash flows discounted at 12 percent is:
$171,890
Explanation:
a) Data and Calculations:
Discount rate = 12%
$40,000 now;
$50,000 at the end of the first year;
$0 at the end of year the second year;
$60,000 at the end of the third year; and
$70,000 at the end of the fourth year
Future Value Discount Factor Present Value
$40,000 1 $40,000
$50,000 0.893 $44,650
$0 0.797 $0
$60,000 0.712 $42,720
$70,000 0.636 $44,520
Total present value $171,890
b) The present value is the discounted cash flow from series of future cash flows. The discount factor is applied to the individual cash flows, based on the number of years before the cash flow occurs.
Answer:
A reduced time in debt
Explanation:
Gina intends to purchase that motorbike on credit. By making a down-payment, Gina is reducing the amount she needs to borrow to buy the bike.
A reduced loan amount means that Gina will require less to repay. It also implies that the interest to be paid will reduce. Making the down-payment helps Gina stay in debt for a short period.
Answer:
B. who can immediately take over the family business
Explanation:
<em>Option A</em> is wrong because opportunity cost is not related to intelligence.
<em>Option C</em> is not correct because a high school graduate and a college attending student can access to student loans.
The family's wealth can not be a factor in terms of opportunity cost of attending college or a high school graduate. Therefore, <em>option D</em> is incorrect.
Option B is correct as a college attending student cannot take over the family business. So, it is his opportunity cost. On the other hand, a high school graduate can take over the business.
Answer:
PPF : Downward Sloping Straight Line
Explanation:
PPF is the locus of product combinations that an economy can produce, given resources & technology.
It is downward sloping : Because of inverse relationship between two goods- if one has to be increased other has to be decreased , because of same resources & technology.
Marginal Opportunity Cost (Slope of PPC): is ratio of a good sacrifised to gain each additional unit of the other good.
∆ Good sacrifised / ∆ Good gained
If this ratio is same i.e constant amount of a good is sacrifised to gain an additional amount of the other one , the slope of PPC is constant & it is a straight line
Eg : Good1 Good2 MOC [∆Good2/∆Good1]
0 20 _
10 10 -10/10 = -1 (10-20)/(10-0)
20 0 -10/10 = -1 (0-10)(/20-10)
So , same (1) good 2 is sacrifised to attain a good 1 each time.
However Generally: MOC is increasing , because of assumption that resources are unequally efficient in various goods production - shifting good from efficient to inefficient increases sacrifise each time. This makes PPC usually concave.
