As a settlement for an insurance claim, Craig was offered one of two choices. He could either accept a lump-sum amount of $7177 now, or accept monthly payments of $122 for the next six years. If the money is placed into a trust fund earning 6.42% compounded semi dash annually, which is the better option and by how much? Question content area bottom Part 1 The  ▼  lump sum monthly payments  option is better by $    enter your response here.  (Round the final answer to the nearest cent as needed. Round all intermediate values to six decimal places as needed.)

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As a settlement for an insurance claim, Craig was offered one of two choices. He could either accept a lump-sum amount of $7177 now, or accept monthly payments of $122 for the next six years. If the money is placed into a trust fund earning 6.42% compounded semi dash annually, which is the better option and by how much?

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lump sum

monthly payments

 option is better by $

  

enter your response here. 

(Round the final answer to the nearest cent as needed. Round all intermediate values to six decimal places as needed.)

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