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P3.1 Ashley Morgan estimates that if he does 15 hours
of research using data that will cost $ of there is a good
chance that he can improve his expected return on a $
20,000, 1-year investry, from 7% to 10%. Ashley feels
that he must earn at least $25 per hour on the time he
devoteres his research. a. Find the cost of Ashley's
research. b. By how much (in dollars) will Ashley's
return increase as a result of the research? c. On a strict
economic basis, should Ashley perform the proposed
research?
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