Tomʹs Donuts Can Invest in a New Espresso Machine That

question 144

Multiple Choice

Tomʹs Donuts can invest in a new espresso machine that costs $500 and will yield expected profits of $350 each year for two years. At higher interest rates, the present discounted value of profits from the investment

• A) increases.
• B) decreases.
• C) is unchanged.
• D) is indeterminate from the given information.

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