Question

Mark currently works part-time with a salary of $8,000 per year. Mark plans to quit working and attend college for 4 years. If his college costs will total $64,000, how long will it take Mark to recover his investment assuming he has a salary of $32,000 upon graduating?

a.
2 years
b.
3 years
c.
4 years
d.
5 years

The answer is C. 4 years

Answer 1

The answer would be C. 4 years

Answer 2

Answer: Option 'a' is correct.

Explanation:

Since we have given that

Mark currently works part time with a salary of $8000.

And he planned to quit working and attend college for 4 years.

Total cost of college = $64000

Salary of his after graduating = $32000

so, Number of years he will take to recover his investment is given by

`(64000)/(32000)\\\\=2\ years`

Hence, Option 'a' is correct.