Bob bought some land costing $15,540. Today, that same land is valued at $45,117. How long has Bob owned this land if the price of land has been increasing at 5 percent per year? Multiple Choice a. 14.52 years B. 24.03 years C. 21.85 years D. 22.89 years E. 13.83 years

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Bob bought some land costing $15,540. Today, that same land is valued at $45,117. How long has Bob owned this land
if the price of land has been increasing at 5 percent per year?

Multiple Choice
a. 14.52 years
B. 24.03 years

C. 21.85 years
D. 22.89 years
E. 13.83 years

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The concept of the time value of money states that the current worth of money is more than its value in the future. 

Present value refers to the current value of a sum of money in the future at a specified interest rate.

Future value is the worth of money after a particular time span.

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