Swanson Company Will Receive $100,000 in a Future Year

question 35

Multiple Choice

Swanson Company will receive $100,000 in a future year.If the future receipt is discounted at an interest rate of 8%, its present value is $63,017.In how many years is the $100,000 received?

• A)5 years
• B)6 years
• C)7 years
• D)8 years

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Definitions:

Diminishing Marginal Utility

The principle that as a person increases consumption of a product, there is a decline in the marginal utility that person derives from consuming each additional unit of that product.

Income Effect

The change in an individual's or economy's income and how that change will affect the quantity demanded of a good or service.

Substitution Effect

The change in demand for a good that results from a change in its price, making consumers more likely to purchase more of a less expensive alternative or less of a more expensive one.

Demand Curves

Graphs showing the relationship between the price of a good and the quantity demanded by consumers, typically downward-sloping.