Problem 1 (optimal resource extraction paths) - (30 points) Use the data in the Excel sheet named Resource Extraction Problem to answer the following questions: a) What is the optimal extraction path when the discount rate is rho=3%? b) What is the optimal extraction path when the discount rate is rho=10%? c) Display the graphs representing the two extraction paths d) Display the graphs representing the two resource stock paths e) How does changes in the discount rate affect the extraction path of the natural f) How does the discount rate relate to the debate about environmental sustainability and future generations?
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