Exploring Economics
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Author: Robert L. Sexton
Publisher: SAGE Publications, Inc
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Chapter 16, Problem 12P
To determine
To find:
Whether an entrepreneur should undertake the investment if the interest rate is 8 percent and 10 percent.
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