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question 21

Multiple Choice

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Assume that you are 30 years old today and that you are planning on retirement at age 65.Your current salary is $45,000 and you expect your salary to increase at a rate of 5% per year as long as you work.To save for your retirement,you plan on making annual contributions to a retirement account.Your first contribution will be made on your 31st birthday and will be 8% of this year's salary.Likewise,you expect to deposit 8% of your salary each year until you reach age 65.Assume that the rate of interest is 7%.
-Your son is about to start kindergarten in a private school.Currently,the tuition is $12,000 per year,payable at the start of the school year.You expect annual tuition increases to average 6% per year over the next 13 years.Assuming that your son remains in this private school through high school and that your current interest rate is 6%,then the present value of your son's private school education is closest to:

• A)$106,230.
• B)$156,000.
• C)$137,900.
• D)This problem cannot be solved.

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Definitions:

Short Run

in economics, refers to a period during which at least one factor of production is fixed, and firms can adjust only the variable factors.

TVC

Total Variable Cost, which refers to all variable expenses that change with the level of output.

Short Run

A period of time in economics during which at least one input is fixed, limiting the ability of the economy or firm to adjust.

TC

stands for Total Cost, which encompasses all costs incurred in the production of goods or services.