In Payment for His Help with the Construction of Valhalla,Wotan

question 27

Multiple Choice

In payment for his help with the construction of Valhalla,Wotan offers Fafner two alternatives.First,he offers $1,260 per year forever (with the first payment in one year) .Second,he offers his sister-in-law,Freia (the girl with the golden apples) .If Fafner thinks that Freia is worth $12,000 and his required rate of return is 10.5%,which of the following is correct?

• A) Freia is more valuable.
• B) The perpetuity is more valuable.
• C) The two are equal in value. He is indifferent between them.

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