Doug just received a settlement from a lawsuit that pays him $125,000 immediately, followed by amounts...

Doug just received a settlement from a lawsuit that pays him $125,000 immediately, followed by amounts of $125,000 at the end of each year over the next 10 years with one exception – lawyer fees reduce the amount in Year 3 to $75,000. However, the lawsuit allows Doug to receive the equivalent present value today. Using an interest rate of 6.5%, which of the following comes closest to the equivalent present value?

	a.	$1,200,000
	b.	$ 857,145
	c.	$ 898,604
	d.	$ 666,666
	e.	$ 982,211

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Solution :

The equivalent present value of the receipts from the settlement lawsuit is = $ 982,211.32

= $ 982,211 ( when rounded off to the nearest whole number )

The outcome that is closest to the equivalent present value of the receipts from the settlement lawsuit is

Option e. $ 982,211

Please find the attached screenshot of the excel sheet containing the detailed calculation for the solution.

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