Corporate Finance (4th Edition) (Pearson Series in Finance) - Standalone book
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Author: Berk
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Chapter 3, Problem 5P
You have decided to take your daughter skiing in Utah. The best price you have been able to find for a roundtrip air ticket is $359. You notice that you have 20,000 frequent flier miles that are about to expire, but you need 25,000 miles to get her a free ticket. The airline offers to sell you 5000 additional miles for $0.03 per mile.
- a. Suppose that if you don't use the miles for your daughter’s ticket they will become worthless. What should you do?
- b. What additional information would your decision depend on if the miles were not expiring? Why?
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