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Assume that your grandmother wants to give you generous gift. She wants you to c

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Question

Assume that your grandmother wants to give you generous gift. She wants you to choose which one of the following sets of cash flows you would like to receive:

Option A: Receive a one-time gift of $10,000 today.   

Option B: Receive a $1600 gift each year for the next 10 years. The first $1600 would be

     received 1 year from today.                     

Option C: Receive a one-time gift of $20,000 10 years from today.

Compute the Present Value of each of these options if you expect the interest rate to be 4% annually for the next 10 years.    Which of these options does financial theory suggest you should choose?

       Option A would be worth $__________ today.

       Option B would be worth $__________ today.

       Option C would be worth $__________ today.

       Financial theory supports choosing Option _______

Explanation / Answer

option A= worth is $10,000

option B= 1600*8.111=12,977.6

option C= 20,000*0.676= 13,520

option C is most benefited one and it can be choosed.