A Mining Company Has the Opportunity to Extract from a Coal

question 72

Multiple Choice

A mining company has the opportunity to extract from a coal reserve this year for a profit of $40 per pound. The current market rate of interest is 5 percent. The present value of this future extraction is

• A) $36.
• B) $38.
• C) $40.
• D) $42.

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