If You Purchase an Automobile for $20,000 in 2004 and Inflation

question 16

Multiple Choice

If you purchase an automobile for $20,000 in 2004 and inflation is 4 percent, how much would a similar automobile sell for four years from then? To solve this problem you would use the formula for the

• A) bank discount.
• B) future value of a lump sum.
• C) internal rate of return.
• D) present value of a lump sum.

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