You Have Some Property for Sale and Have Received Two

question 104

Multiple Choice

You have some property for sale and have received two offers. The first offer is for $189,000 today in cash. The second offer is the payment of $100,000 today and an additional $100,000 two years from today. If the applicable discount rate is 8.75%,which offer should you accept and why?

• A) You should accept the $189,000 today because it has the higher net present value.
• B) You should accept the $189,000 today because it has the lower future value.
• C) You should accept the second offer because you will receive $200,000 total.
• D) You should accept the second offer because you will receive an extra $11,000.
• E) You should accept the second offer because it has a present value of $194,555.42.

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Definitions:

Tax

Tax refers to a compulsory financial charge or some other type of levy imposed upon a taxpayer by a government organization in order to fund government spending and various public expenditures.

Good

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Consumer Surplus

The difference between what consumers are willing to pay for a good or service and what they actually pay, representing their gain from the transaction.

Market Equilibrium

A market state where the quantity demanded equals the quantity supplied, leading to no pressure on the price to either rise or fall.