(Solved): Do the Math 2-1 eBook Do the Math 2-1 Economic Trade-off of Graduate School Jessica Sotomajor, of Ba ...

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eBook Do the Math 2-1 Economic Trade-off of Graduate School Jessica Sotomajor, of Bangor, Maine, works for a military contractor and hopes to earn an extra $880,000 over her remaining 40-year working career by going back to school to obtain a doctor's degree. If her income projection is correct, that's an average of over

more income a year. Jessica's employer is willing to pay half, or

, toward the

cost of the annual Ph.D. program, so she must pay

of her own money. Jessica wonders if expected extra income would warrant spending the money to get the Ph.D. Round your answers to the nearest whole dollar. a. What is the forgone lost future value of her

over the 40 years at 8 percent? Round Future Value of a Single Amount in intermediate calculations to four decimal places. (Hint: See Appendix A-1.) $ b. What would be the forgone lost future value of

over 40 years if Jessica had to pay all the costs for her doctoral degree? Round Future Value of a Single Amount in intermediate calculations to four decimal places. (Hint: See Appendix A-1.) $ c. Advise Jessica as to what she should do. The input in the box below will not be graded, but may be reviewed and considered by your instructor.