Practice mode Human Capital

What determines the value of an asset?

Correct answer B. The present value of the future stream of income it can earn

Explanation

An asset is worth what it will earn over its life. Discounting each future payment back to today at the interest rate and summing them gives the asset's present value, which sets its price.

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