You Have Recently Graduated from High School and Are Debating

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Essay

You have recently graduated from high school and are debating whether to attend college or get a job. Assume that you can spend a certain amount today for tuition and receive your college degree in only one year. When you graduate, you will receive a job that pays you $100,000 immediately and $100,000 the following year. If you begin working immediately, you can earn $35,000 today and each of the next two years. If the interest rate is 10%, solve for the amount of tuition that would make you indifferent between going to college and working immediately.

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Definitions:

Tobacco Planters

Individuals or entities engaged in the cultivation of tobacco as a crop, historically significant in the economic development of certain regions, particularly in the American South.

African Slaves

Individuals of African descent who were forcibly brought to the Americas and subjected to lifetime servitude until the 19th century.

Chesapeake Region

An area in the United States encompassing parts of Virginia and Maryland, known for its significant historical events and contributions to American culture and economy.

Slave Society

A society where the economy and institutions are fundamentally dependent on the labor of enslaved individuals.