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| A prospective MBA student earns $55,000 per year in her current job and expects that amount to increase by 7% per year. | ||||||
| She is considering leaving her job to attend business school for two years at a cost of $40,000 per year. | ||||||
| She has been told that her starting salary after business school is likely to be $100,000 and that amount will increase by 10% per year. | ||||||
| Consider a time horizon of 10 years, use a discount rate of 13%, and ignore all considerations not explicitly mentioned here. | ||||||
| Assume all cash flows occur at the start of each year (i.e., immediate, one year from now, two years from now,..., nine years from now). | ||||||
| Also assume that the choice can be implemented immediately so that for the MBA alternative the current year is the first year of business school. | ||||||
| What is the net present value of the more attractive choice? | ||||||
| Please round your answer to the nearest dollar. | ||||||
NPV of the more attractive choice which is to pursue the MBA is
| 495,893.60 |
= $ 495894
| Year | Current option | MBA |
| 0 | 55000.00 | -40000.00 |
| 1 | 58850.00 | -40000.00 |
| 2 | 62969.50 | 100000.00 |
| 3 | 67377.37 | 110000.00 |
| 4 | 72093.78 | 121000.00 |
| 5 | 77140.35 | 133100.00 |
| 6 | 82540.17 | 146410.00 |
| 7 | 88317.98 | 161051.00 |
| 8 | 94500.24 | 177156.10 |
| 9 | 101115.26 | 194871.71 |
| NPV | 435,568.05 | 495,893.60 |
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