If the Present Value of $1

question 69

Multiple Choice

If the present value of $1.00 received n years from today at an interest rate of r is 0.3855, then what is the future value of $1.00 invested today at an interest rate of r% for n years?

• A) $1.3855
• B) $2.594
• C) $1.70
• D) Not enough information to solve the problem

Distinguish between different sources of financing for R&D (e.g., retained earnings, venture capital).

Recognize the role of technological advances in improving productive efficiency and altering the mix of goods.

Understand the difference between invention, innovation, and diffusion and their significance in technological progress.

Grasp the relevance of patents to inventions and innovations.

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Definitions:

Perfectly Competitive Market

A theoretical market structure where many buyers and sellers trade homogeneous products, and no single participant can influence the price.

Marginal Costs

The price increase resulting from the creation of an additional product or service unit.

Average Variable Costs

The total variable costs divided by the quantity of output produced, representing the variable cost per unit of output.

Marginal Revenue

Marginal Revenue is the additional income generated from selling one more unit of a good or service.