Study Guide for Microeconomics
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Author: Robert Pindyck, Daniel Rubinfeld
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Chapter 15, Problem 12E
(a)
To determine
(b)
To determine
Net present value when the interest rate is 17%.
(c)
To determine
Interest rate.
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