1. An engineer in 1950 was earning $5,200 a year. In 2015 she earned $98,000 a year. However, on average, prices in 2015 were higher than in 1950. What was her real income in 2015 in terms of constant 1950 dollars? Use the data in Table 5.8. (Round your answer to 2 decimal places.)
2. Compute the discounted payback statistic for Project C if the appropriate cost of capital is 8 percent and the maximum allowable discounted payback period is three years. (Do not round intermediate calculations and round your final answer to 2 decimal places.) Project C Time: 0 1 2 3 4 5 Cash flow –$2,100 $920 $810 $850 $520 $320 Discounted payback period _______________________ years