Use the Present Value Tables Included in Appendix a of Your

question 8

Multiple Choice

Use the present value tables included in Appendix A of your textbook to compute the NPV of $8,400 received in year 0, $4,950 received in year 1, and $3,000 received in year 2 at a 7% discount rate.

• A) $14,018
• B) $14,623.35
• C) $15,647.25
• D) None of the above

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Definitions:

Constant Returns to Scale

A situation where increasing all inputs by the same proportion results in output increasing by that same proportion, indicating linear scalability of production processes.

Economies of Scale

Refers to the cost advantages that enterprises obtain due to their scale of operation, with cost per unit of output generally decreasing with increasing scale.

Economies of Scale

Cost advantages reaped by companies when production becomes efficient, leading to a decrease in the per-unit cost as output increases.