A new innovation doubles the number of hoops fabricator can produce. How many fabricators should H2H buy when the real interest rate is 12% per year? 8% per year? Assume that there are no taxes and that the depreciation rate is still 20% per year.

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1. Hula hoop fabrications cost $100 each. The H2H company is trying to decide how many of these machines to buy. The number of hoops for each year and for each level of capital stock shown as follows:

 

Hula Hoop have a real value of $1 each. There is no other costs besides the cost of fabricators.

a. A new innovation doubles the number of hoops fabricator can produce. How many fabricators should H2H buy when the real interest rate is 12% per year? 8% per year? Assume that there are no taxes and that the depreciation rate is still 20% per year.

Number of fabrications
Number of Hoops produce per year
1
100
2
150
180
4
195
205
6
210
Transcribed Image Text:Number of fabrications Number of Hoops produce per year 1 100 2 150 180 4 195 205 6 210
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