You give up a full-time salary of $45,000 a year to go to school for 2 years. The total cost of going to school is $30,000. If you want to be able to recover your investment in 5 years or less, what is the minimum salary you would need to earn upon earning your degree?
a.
$51,000
b.
$60,000
c.
$69,000
d.
$75,000

Question

You give up a full-time salary of $45,000 a year to go to school for 2 years. The total cost of going to school is $30,000. If you want to be able to recover your investment in 5 years or less, what is the minimum salary you would need to earn upon earning your degree?
a.
$51,000
b.
$60,000
c.
$69,000
d.
$75,000

llort · Answer

total cost is 45k+45k+30K+30K
which brings us to 150K

spread over 5 years, you would need to make 30k greater than what you were previously.
45K+30K=75k