Tanner Is Choosing Between Two Investment Options

question 48

Multiple Choice

Tanner is choosing between two investment options. He can invest $500 now and get $550 in one year, or invest $500 now and get $531.40 back later today. The risk-free rate is 3.5%. Which investment should Tanner prefer?

• A) $531.40 later today, since $1 today is worth more than $1 in one year.
• B) $550 in one year, since it is $50 more than he invested rather than $31.40 more than he invested.
• C) Neither-both investments have a negative NPV.
• D) Tanner should be indifferent between the two investments, since both are equivalent to the same amount of cash today.

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Definitions:

Total Annual Costs

The sum of all costs incurred by a business in a year, including both fixed and variable costs.

Cost Of Goods Sold

represents the direct costs attributable to the production of goods sold by a company, including material and labor costs.

Merchandise Purchases

The acquisition of goods that a company intends to resell to customers.

Fixed Product Cost

Costs that do not vary with the level of production or sales, such as salaries of permanent employees and rent.