Scenario: a Friend Approaches You with Four Different Investment Plans

question 114

Multiple Choice

Scenario: A friend approaches you with four different investment plans that offer you the following returns on an investment of $10,000.
Plan 1: promises a return of $20,000 in 5 years
Plan 2: promises you a return of $5,000 in 2 years and $2,000 in 3 years
Plan 3: promises you a return of $20,000 in 20 years
Plan 4: promises you a return of $15,000 in 10 years
The market rate of interest is 5 percent.
-Refer to the scenario above.The net present value of the investment in Plan 4 is equal to ________.

• A) ‒$8,001
• B) ‒$556
• C) ‒$791
• D) ‒$3,737

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Definitions:

Internationalization Process

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