A Judge Requires Hoa to Make a Payment to Jordan

question 172

Multiple Choice

A judge requires Hoa to make a payment to Jordan. The judge says that Hoa can pay her either $10,000 today or $11,500 two years from today. Of the following interest rates, which is the highest one at which Hoa would be better off paying the money today?

• A)5 percent
• B)4 percent
• C)7 percent
• D)3 percent

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