Peter Minuit bought an island from the Manhattoes Indians in 1626 for $24 worth of beads and trinkets. The 1991 estimate of the value of the land on this island was $12 billion (1 billion = 109). What rate of return would the Indians have received if they had retained title to the island rather than selling it for $24?
Peter Minuit bought an island from the Manhattoes Indians in 1626 for $24 worth of beads and trinkets. The 1991 estimate of the value of the land on this island was $12 billion (1 billion = 109). What rate of return would the Indians have received if they had retained title to the island rather than selling it for $24?
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Transcribed Image Text:Peter Minuit bought an island from the Manhattoes
Indians in 1626 for $24 worth of beads and trinkets.
The 1991 estimate of the value of the land on this
island was $12 billion (1 billion = 109). What rate of
return would the Indians have received if they had
retained title to the island rather than selling it
for $24?
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