A Kid Slides Down an Icy (Frictionless) Hill Starting from Rest

question 21

Multiple Choice

A kid slides down an icy (frictionless) hill starting from rest. At the top his gravitational potential energy is 500 J. His kinetic energy at the top of the hill is

• A) 0 J.
• B) 500 J.
• C) some value between 0 and 500 J.
• D) none of the above.

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Definitions:

Annual Cash Inflow

The total amount of money received by a company over a year, including revenues from sales, investments, and other sources.

Net Present Value

An economic indicator that finds the disparity between cash inflows' present value and the present value of cash outflows during a certain period.

Discount Rate

A rate used to determine the present value of future cash flows; it's often used in discounted cash flow analysis to account for the time value of money.

Net Present Value

The variance between cash inflows and outflows' present value over time, utilized to evaluate an investment's profitability.