You Will Receive $100 at the End of Year One,$200

question 54

Multiple Choice

You will receive $100 at the end of year one,$200 at the end of year two,and $300 at the end of year three.What is the present value of these cash flows today if the discount rate is 13 percent annually?

• A)$553
• B)$453
• C)$423
• D)$383

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Definitions:

Mental Operation

Cognitive processes that involve manipulating information mentally, such as reasoning, problem-solving, and decision-making.

Conservation-of-Volume Task

A cognitive development task used in developmental psychology to assess a child's understanding that the quantity of a substance remains unchanged even when its appearance changes.

Decenter

The ability to consider multiple aspects of a situation or problem simultaneously, crucial in the development of logical thinking in children.

Concrete Operations

A stage in Piaget's theory of cognitive development, typically occurring between ages 7 and 12, where children gain the ability to think logically about concrete events.