Economics: Principles, Problems, and Policies, 19th Edition

Published by McGraw-Hill Education
ISBN 10: 0073511447
ISBN 13: 978-0-07351-144-3

Chapter 14 - Rent, Interest, and Profit - Questions - Page 310: 7

Answer

Four years in the future 100 equals $(1.04)^4 x 100= 117$. Therefore the total interest would be the $17. $(1.06)^4 x$100=$126.50$. The total interest 26.50. The difference therefore is 9.50

Work Step by Step

This a simple future expected value question. Calculate both the future expected values, subtract the principal and then compare both interest rates.
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