Use the Following Scenario for the Next Three Questions

question 20

Multiple Choice

Use the following scenario for the next three questions.
A 26-year-old biologist makes a trip to study alien life forms in a distant planet 10 light-years away.The round trip including a stay of 1 year in the distance planet takes 21.5 years according to the clock on earth.The biologist's son is 3-year-old when he left.Assume that the planet is not moving with respect to Earth,and the speed is the same for both outbound and inbound part of the journey.
-How fast is the spaceship traveling?

• A)0.375c
• B)0.5c
• C)0.67c
• D)0.845c
• E)0.976c

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Definitions:

Salvage Value

The projected remaining value of an asset upon reaching the end of its productive lifespan, utilized to compute depreciation.

Book Value

The net value of a company's assets minus its liabilities, often used to estimate the company's worth if it were liquidated.

Capital-intensive

Capital-intensive describes a business process or industry that requires large amounts of capital investment in heavy machinery and equipment to produce goods or services.

Accelerated Depreciation

A depreciation method that allocates larger amounts of the cost of an asset to the earlier years of its useful life.