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If the rate of discount is 20 percent,
a. Would you rather receive $100 today or $120 in one year?
b. Would you rather receive $205 today or $240 in one year?
c. Would you rather receive $500 in one year or $610 in two years?
Answer a)
Today = 100
Value of 120 today = 120 / (1+0.20)^1
= 100
indifferent to choose any option
Answer b)
Today = 205
Value of 250 today = 250 / (1+0.20)^1
= 208.33
Choose 208.33 after a year
Answer c)
value of 500 today = 500 / (1+0.20)^1 = 416.67
Value of 610 today = 610 / (1+0.20)^2
= 423.61
Choose 610 after 2 years