Congratulations! You are the sole winner of the $10 million jackpot lottery. You can choose to take the lump sum option of $2.75 million today (after taxes) or accept 20 annual payments of $250,000 (also after taxes). Assume an annual interest rate of 6%. This is a Present Value to Present Value comparison. We know the present value of a lump sum payment is 2.75 million. Using the Finance Calculator, what is the present value of all the annual payments combined over those 20 years?

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Congratulations! You are the sole winner of the $10 million jackpot lottery. You can choose to take
the lump sum option of $2.75 million today (after taxes) or accept 20 annual payments of $250,000
(also after taxes). Assume an annual interest rate of 6%. This is a Present Value to Present Value
comparison. We know the present value of a lump sum payment is 2.75 million. Using the Finance
Calculator, what is the present value of all the annual payments combined over those 20 years?
Transcribed Image Text:Congratulations! You are the sole winner of the $10 million jackpot lottery. You can choose to take the lump sum option of $2.75 million today (after taxes) or accept 20 annual payments of $250,000 (also after taxes). Assume an annual interest rate of 6%. This is a Present Value to Present Value comparison. We know the present value of a lump sum payment is 2.75 million. Using the Finance Calculator, what is the present value of all the annual payments combined over those 20 years?
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