Macroeconomics (12th Edition) (Pearson Series in Economics)
Macroeconomics (12th Edition) (Pearson Series in Economics)
12th Edition
ISBN: 9780133872644
Author: Michael Parkin
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 7, Problem 1SPA
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Calculate Michael’s gross investment, depreciation, and net investment

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The total amount of money spent on the new capital is gross investment. During the period of 2015, Michael has purchased $500,000 of new servers. Thus, the gross investment in 2018 is $500,000. At the same time the market value of older servers falls by $100,000. That means the depreciation of the older servers is $100,000. Since, the gross investment is $500,000 and the depreciation is $100,000, the net investment can be calculated as follows.

Net investment=Gross investmentDepreciation=500,000100,000=400,000

Thus, Michael’s net investment is equal to $400,000.

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