1. A decision to invest $1,000,000 with a promise to receive a $100 payment one year from now is:

A. more valuable than receiving $1,000,000 today.

B. less valuable than receiving $1,000,000 today.

C. equal in value to receiving $1,000,000 today.

D. equal in value to receiving $1,000,001 today.

2. ATC has a value of $70,000 in a good economy and $55,000 in a recession. The firm has $60,000 of debt. The probability of a recession is 50 percent. The firm is considering a project that would change the firm values to $73,000 in a good economy and $50,000 in a recession. If the firm accepts this project, the firm value will ______ and shareholder value will ______.

decrease by $1,000; increase by $1,500

increase by $1,500; increase by $1,500

decrease by $2,000; decrease by $2,000

decrease by $1,000; decrease by $1,000

increase by $1,500; decrease by $1,000