Your Aunt Is About to Retire,and She Wants to Sell

question 141

Multiple Choice

Your aunt is about to retire,and she wants to sell some of her stock and buy an annuity that will provide her with income of $50,000 per year for 30 years,beginning a year from today.The going rate on such annuities is 7.25%.How much would it cost her to buy such an annuity today?

• A)$574,924
• B)$605,183
• C)$635,442
• D)$667,214
• E)$700,575

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Definitions:

Monopolistic Competitor

A firm in a market structure where many companies sell products that are similar but not identical.

Short Run

A period of time in economics during which at least one input is fixed and cannot be changed by businesses.

Average Total Cost

It is the total cost divided by the number of goods produced, encompassing both fixed and variable costs.

Monopolistic Competitor

A firm operating in a market structure characterized by many producers selling similar but not identical products, leading to some degree of market power and pricing authority.