The Steps for the Student Decision to Invest in College

question 28

Multiple Choice

The steps for the student decision to invest in college are:

• A) List expected costs and benefits; adjust benefits and costs for time of occurrence; and apply the 2 decision rules.
• B) List expected costs and benefits; then decide if benefits are greater than costs.
• C) List expected benefits and costs, then decide if rate of return on investment is greater than the market interest rate.
• D) None of the above are correct.

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