The value of land in Manhattan was around $150 billion in 2008. Imagine that it is 1626 and you are the economic advisor to the Dutch when they are considering whether to buy Manhattan from the Manhasset Indians. Further,assume that the relevant interest rate for calculating the present value is 4%per year. Would you advice the Dutch that a purchase price of $24 is a good deal or not? How would your answer change if the interest rate were 6%? And 8%?
The value of land in Manhattan was around $150 billion in 2008. Imagine that it is 1626 and you are the economic advisor to the Dutch when they are considering whether to buy Manhattan from the Manhasset Indians. Further,assume that the relevant interest rate for calculating the present value is 4%per year. Would you advice the Dutch that a purchase
(Hint: for each interest rate,calculate the present value in 1626 of the land value as of 2008. Then compare that with the purchase price in 1626. For example, simplify by assuming that the owners collect no rents on the land. As an advanced further question,assume that the rent equals 2% of the value of the land each year.)
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