An individual receives a loan of 50 units of a resource, which must be repaid as 55 units in the next period. The individual can either consume the resource now or invest it to produce more for the next period. They decide to consume 20 units immediately and invest the remaining 30 units. Which of the following statements best evaluates this allocation decision?
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An individual receives a loan of 50 units of a resource, which must be repaid as 55 units in the next period. The individual can either consume the resource now or invest it to produce more for the next period. They decide to consume 20 units immediately and invest the remaining 30 units. Which of the following statements best evaluates this allocation decision?
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An individual borrows 50 units of a resource and must repay 55 units in the next period. They immediately consume 20 units and invest the remaining 30 units. True or False: To be able to repay the entire loan from the investment's output, the 30 invested units must generate a return of at least 83.3%.