Suppose schmidt owns some land and is trying to decide when to sell it for a shopping center development. Her goal is to maximize her net worth, the present value of her other income stream plus the value of the land or the value of investment made with the proceeds of selling the land. The interest rate is 5% on the financial investment. The land is now worth $100k if sold. Suppose that the value of the land is expeted to increase at a rate that will slowly decrease over time as she waits. A.) Suppose schmidt expects the land to be worth $104k next year. Should she sell it now? Why? B.) If she expects it to be worth $110k in a year, should she sell now, Why? C.) At what next year land value would Schmidt be indifferent between selling and holding a year?
Suppose schmidt owns some land and is trying to decide when to sell it for a shopping center development. Her goal is to maximize her
A.) Suppose schmidt expects the land to be worth $104k next year. Should she sell it now? Why?
B.) If she expects it to be worth $110k in a year, should she sell now, Why?
C.) At what next year land value would Schmidt be indifferent between selling and holding a year?
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