Question

A recent college graduate from Clayton State University has the choice of buying a new car for $33,500 or investing the money for four years with an 11% expected annual rate of return. He has an investment of $41,000 in equities and bonds which yields 8% expected annual rate of return. If the graduate decides to purchase the car, the best estimate of the opportunity cost of that decision is

Answer 1

$3,280

Step-by-step explanation:

The annuity factor of 11% at four years will be;

annuity = (1 - 1 / (1 +r)^n ) / r

annuity = 3.102

P = Pmt * annuity

P = 41,000 * 3.102

P = 127,182

If college graduate decided to buy a car then the annual yield that he receives from the investment in bonds will be opportunity cost.

$33,500 * 8% = $3,280