You've graduated from college and are now working in an investment firm where you advise clients on investment decisions. Here is the information on the proposed project. Up-front cost: $100,000
Next year's revenue: $15,000
Real interest rate: 7%
Depreciation rate: 3%
What is the present value of the stream of payments from this project?
A. $500,000
B. $85,000
C. $115,000
D. $150,000

(30 total points) suppose a firm’s production function is given by q = l1/2*k1/2. the marginal product of labor and the marginal product of capital are given by: mpl = 1/ 2 1/ 2 2l k , and mpk = 1/ 2 1/ 2 2k l . a) (12 points) if the price of labor is w = 48, and the price of capital is r = 12, how much labor and capital should the firm hire in order to minimize the cost of production if the firm wants to produce output q = 18?