Suppose an exhaustible resource can be sold only this period or in the next period. The marginal cost of extraction is constant and equal to $10. The next year price of the resource is $115, respectively. The interest rate is 5%. What is the minimum current price required to make the sale of the resource profitable in the current period?

A) $95
B) $100
C) $110
D) $125

C

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