Question

Both Phoebe and Connor are trying to maximize their lifetime income. Each has a different plan on how to do it best.

Answer 1

Answer:

Connor is correct

Explanation:

Connor is correct because he is likely to earn a higher salary and more benefits throughout his career and also save for a life after retirement.

By earning $25000 more in salary (that is $60000 - $35000) because he has a college degree and phoebe do not have a college degree, he could make up the money spent during the course of his college degree and save more money during his career

Answer 2

Answer:

C) Connor is correct because he is likely to earn a higher salary throughout his career. By earning by only $11,000 more in salary, he could make up the difference over the life of his career. He is also likely to have more employee benefits to save for his retirement.

Explanation:

Actually the average wage of someone that only completed high school is $29,815, if you get an associate or technical degree your salary increases to $35,394, and the largest leap is for college graduates that earn $52,019.

It is significant difference between going to college or not, almost twice the salary. Even though going to college is expensive, in only a few years you will recover your investment (yes, education is an investment not a expense).

A much higher salary also allows a person to get more employee benefits, which add up and increase the difference.

Also, most of the high paying jobs that didn't require a college degree are starting to require them, e.g. manufacturing jobs at car factories are currently requiring certain skills and knowledge about computers and programming. So the difference in salaries between both types of jobs is likely to increase in the future.