Use the Information Below to Answer the Following Question(s)

question 24

Multiple Choice

Use the information below to answer the following question(s) :
The owner of the Krusty Krab is considering selling his restaurant and retiring.An investor has offered to buy the Krusty Krab for $350,000 whenever the owner is ready for retirement.The owner is considering the following three alternatives:
1.Sell the restaurant now and retire.
2.Hire someone to manage the restaurant for the next year and retire.This will require the owner to spend $50,000 now,but will generate $100,000 in profit next year.In one year the owner will sell the restaurant for $350,000.
3.Scale back the restaurant's hours and ease into retirement over the next year.This will require the owner to spend $40,000 on expenses now,but will generate $75,000 in profit at the end of the year.In one year the owner will sell the restaurant for $350,000.
-If the interest rate is 7%,the alternative with the highest NPV is:

• A)Alternative #1 with an NPV of approximately $350,000.
• B)Alternative #2 with an NPV of approximately $370,561.
• C)Alternative #3 with an NPV of approximately $357,196.
• D)Alternative #2 with an NPV of approximately $380,561.

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Definitions:

Trade

The action of buying, selling, or exchanging goods and services between people or entities.

Pareto Optimal Allocation

An allocation of resources in which it is impossible to make any individual better off without making at least one individual worse off, indicative of efficiency in resource distribution.

Utility Function

A mathematical representation in economics that defines how consumers rank different bundles of goods based on their levels of satisfaction.

Initial Endowment

The collection of resources, goods, or wealth that an agent starts with before entering into any transactions.