Suppose That Two Types of Indistinguishable Coffee Beans Are Imported

question 8

Multiple Choice

Suppose that two types of indistinguishable coffee beans are imported to the U.S.: those grown in the mountains of South America and those grown in greenhouses in Canada.Mountain grown coffee produces a better tasting coffee,but buyers cannot distinguish the beans by sight or smell.Only the importers know the source of the beans.Buyers value mountain grown beans at $10 a pound and greenhouse grown beans at $3 a pound.Assume that 70% of imported beans are mountain grown,and 30% are greenhouse grown.
For a naïve buyer,the reservation price of a pound of these coffee beans is

• A)$9.80
• B)$8.70
• C)$7.00
• D)$7.90

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Definitions:

NPV

Net Present Value, a method used in capital budgeting to analyze the profitability of an investment or project by calculating the difference between the present value of cash inflows and outflows.

Internal Rate of Return

A metric used in capital budgeting to estimate the profitability of potential investments, calculated as the discount rate that makes the net present value of all cash flows zero.

Required Return

The minimum return an investor expects to achieve on an investment, considering the investment's risk level.

NPV

or Net Present Value, is a financial metric used to evaluate the profitability of an investment or project, calculating the difference between the present value of cash inflows and outflows.