What does it mean that money has a time value?   Question 17 options:   A sum of money keeps the same value over time.   A sum of money loses its value over time.   A sum of money received in the future is worth more than that same sum of money received now.    It is better to receive a sum of money today than to receive that same sum of money in the future.

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What does it mean that money has a time value?

 

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A sum of money keeps the same value over time.

 

A sum of money loses its value over time.

 

A sum of money received in the future is worth more than that same sum of money received now. 

 

It is better to receive a sum of money today than to receive that same sum of money in the future. 

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