Suppose that you are considering whether to enroll in a summer computer-training program that costs $3,600. If you take the program, you will have to give up $1,800 of earnings from your summer job. You figure that the program will increase your earnings by $600 per year for each of the next 10 years. Beyond that, it is not expected to affect your earnings. Suppose the interest rate is 10%. Use the preceding information to calculate the present value of the wage increase resulting from the training program. Then decide whether the investment is worthwhile, given the present value of the cost of the training program. At this interest rate, the present value of the increase in wages is about, the training. Thus, from a strictly monetary view , which is participate in the training program than the present value of the total cost of

Suppose that you are considering whether to enroll in a summer computer-training program that costs $3,600. If you take the program, you will have to give up $1,800 of earnings from your summer job. You figure that the program will increase your earnings by $600 per year for each of the next 10 years. Beyond that, it is not expected to affect your earnings. Suppose the interest rate is 10%. Use the preceding information to calculate the present value of the wage increase resulting from the training program. Then decide whether the investment is worthwhile, given the present value of the cost of the training program. At this interest rate, the present value of the increase in wages is about, the training. Thus, from a strictly monetary view , which is participate in the training program than the present value of the total cost of

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Chapter1: Making Economics Decisions

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