Betty Kay has a contract in which she will receive the following payment for the next 5 year: $1,000, $2,000, $3,000, $4,000 and $5,000. She will then receive an annuity of $8,500 a year for the end of the 6th through the end of the 15th year. She is offered a $30,000 to cancel the contract. If the payments are discounted at 14 percent should she cancel the contract? Show all workings.

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Betty Kay has a contract in which she will receive the following payment for the
next 5 year: $1,000, $2,000, $3,000, $4,000 and $5,000. She will then receive an annuity of
$8,500 a year for the end of the 6th through the end of the 15th year. She is offered a $30,000
to cancel the contract. If the payments are discounted at 14 percent should she cancel the
contract? Show all workings.

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