Suppose that, at age 30, you might wish to leave your job and pursue a master’s degree. If you choose to remain at your job, your employer would pay you $74k per year until retirement, at age 55. If you go back to the university, you would have to sacrifice 2 years of income, but once you graduate, you would receive $117k per year until you retire at age 55. The master’s program you are interested in costs $22k per year. Note: The term “k” is used to represent thousands (× $1,000). Required: At an opportunity cost of 8%, determine the percentage difference between your most and least profitable alternatives, with the least profitable option as the basis for your calculation.
Suppose that, at age 30, you might wish to leave your job and pursue a master’s degree. If you choose to remain at your job, your employer would pay you $74k per year until retirement, at age 55. If you go back to the university, you would have to sacrifice 2 years of income, but once you graduate, you would receive $117k per year until you retire at age 55. The master’s program you are interested in costs $22k per year.
Note: The term “k” is used to represent thousands (× $1,000).
Required: At an
Answer% Intermediate calculations must be rounded to 3 decimal places (at least). Input your answer as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places (for example: 28.31%).
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