1. Consider an 18-year-old who is about to embark on a three-year course of stud

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1. Consider an 18-year-old who is about to embark on a three-year course of study. The total costs of the course are $18,000, payable in advance. The returns take the form of annual $5,000 earnings premiums (paid at year end) that the individual receives from age 21 through to age 25. Calculate the net present value of this investment assuming a discount rate of 5%. Should the project go ahead? (10 marks) a. Should governments subsidize human resource programs? If so, why? Be precise in your answer indicating where, if anywhere, the private market may fail to yield a socially optimal amount of human resource development. (10 marks) b.

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a) Statement showing NPV

Since NPV is negatove one should no t do the project

Year 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Total Initial investment -18000 Annual earnings 5000 5000 5000 5000 5000 Total cash flow -18000 5000 5000 5000 5000 5000 PVIF @ 5% 1 0.905 0.819 0.741 0.671 0.607 0.549 0.497 0.450 Present value -18000 0 0 0 3354 3035 2747 2486 2249 -4130

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