Question 1
You agree to lend ________ to a friend for a year at an annual interest rate of 10%. At the end of the year your friend pays you $500 in interest.
◦ $50
◦ $550
◦ $5,000
◦ $5,500
Question 2
You use $50,000 of your own money to start a catering business. During the first year you earn a 5% return on that investment. If the current interest rate is 8%, you earn an economic profit of
◦ -$4,000.
◦ -$2,500.
◦ -$1,500.
◦ $4,000.