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Carl​ Hightop, a popular basketball​ player, has been offered a three​-year salary deal. He can either...

Carl​ Hightop, a popular basketball​ player, has been offered a

three​-year

salary deal. He can either accept

​$4,100,000

now or accept

monthlymonthly

amounts of

​$120,000

payable at the end of each

montn

If money can be invested at

4.3​%

compounded

quarterly

which option is the better option for Carl and by how​ much?

The

▼

lump sum

monthly payments

option is better by

​$nothing.

​(Round the final answer to the nearest cent as needed. Round all intermediate values to six decimal places as​ needed.)

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