Suppose That the Cost of Cutting Down a Tree Is

question 18

True/False

Suppose that the cost of cutting down a tree is zero and the tree grows on land that is useless for anything else, that the interest rate is constant, and that the price of lumber does not change.The optimal time to cut the tree is when the difference between its growth rate and the interest rate is maximized.

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