On his way home from work, Bill Harris was listening to the radio, which reminded him of the large Lotto Jackpot that night. So, Bill bought a ticket and won the jackpot of $50 million. Bill will be paid in 20 annual installments of $2.5 million. If Bill had selected the “cash value option”, and the prevailing interest rate was 6%, his lump-sum payment would be: (Hint, present value of $2.5 million over 20 periods, using a 6% rate)
| A. |
$28.7 million |
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| B. |
Not enough information provided |
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| C. |
No answers are correct. |
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| D. |
$15.6 million |
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| E. |
$19.1 million |
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| we have to use financial calculator to solve this problem | |||
| Put in calculator = | |||
| N | 20 | ||
| FV | 0 | ||
| PMT | 2.5 | ||
| I | 6% | ||
| Compute PV | (28.7) | ||
| therefore correct answer is option : A $28.7 Million | |||
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