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C. In 1790 Benjamin Franklin left the equivalent of $4,600 (actually 1,000 British pounds)
each to the cities of Philadelphia and Boston. He stipulated that the money be invested
and that the principal not be touched for 100 years.
If the money had been invested at 4%, compounded yearly, how much would each city have had in 1890? _____________________
How much if it had been invested at 5%, compounded yearly? __________________
D. A genie popped out of a bottle and offered you one of three choices:
$5,000 today.
$10,000 10 years from now.
a 12-year annuity, paying $1,000 a year starting at the end of this year.
Your required rate of return is 9%. Which alternative is worth more to you?_____________________
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