economic growth takes place when a countrya) produces a steady number of automobiles. b) has a high unemployment rate. c) measures its gross domestic product (gdp).d) produces more goods and services.

Consider the following two projects. both have costs of $5,000 in year 1. project 1 provides benefits of $2,000 in each of the first four years only. the second provides benefits of $2,000 for each of years 6 to 10 only. compute the net benefits using a discount rate of 6 percent. repeat using a discount rate of 12 percent. what can you conclude from this exercise?