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- 3) Brian won the state lottery grand prize of $5 million. The lottery offers him two options: five annual payments of $1 million, starting this year, or one lump sum payment of $4.5 million right away. (a) If the interest rate (discount rate) is i = 5%, what is the present value of the prize if Brian choose the five annual payments? Which option should he choose? (b) If the interest rate (discount rate) is i = 10%, what is the present value of the prize if Brian choose the five annual payments? Which option should he choose?A pay-as-you -go social security plan collects 12 goods from each young person and distribute these goods equally to old people. Assume that population is constant and r = 1. What is the effect of this pension plan on: -the wealth of future generations - consumption when young and old -private saving by the young -investment by the youngThe Bangladesh Bank has created additional money worth Tk70,794 crore through various refinanceschemes and easing regulatory requirements after the Covid-19 outbreak in March for stimulatingdemand to revive the declining economy (link: https://tbsnews.net/economy/banking/bangladesh-bank-creates-money-worth-over-tk70000cr-revive-economy-76435?fbclid=IwAR108OXKcbXq6JjZj6v9FbULrDtys_QsZySUTKeAmauoqTjppgnLqU89muw#.Xq5kdXhgRqq.facebook) What type of monetary policy is this? Expansionary or contractionary? Draw a diagram toexplain your answer.