Suppose You Win a Small Lottery and You Are Given

question 122

Multiple Choice

Suppose you win a small lottery and you are given the following choice: You can (1) receive an immediate payment of $10,000 or (2) three annual payments, each in the amount of $3,600, with the first payment coming one year from now, the second two years from now, and the third three years from now. You would choose to take the three annual payments if the interest rate is

• A)2 percent, but not if the interest rate is 3 percent.
• B)3 percent, but not if the interest rate is 4 percent.
• C)4 percent, but not if the interest rate is 5 percent.
• D)5 percent, but not if the interest rate is 6 percent.

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Definitions:

Elastic Market Demand

Describes how sensitive the overall market demand for a good or service is to price changes.

Bureaucratic Decision-Making

The process where decisions are made within a hierarchical organizational structure, often involving formal rules and regulations.

Industry Presence

The extent of a company's or sector's footprint within a specific market or industry, measured through its market share, influence, or production capacity.

Barrier to Entry

Obstacles that make it difficult for new competitors to enter a market, such as capital requirements, technology challenges, and government policies; essentially a rephrasing of "Entry Barriers".