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You have just matched all of the winning numbers of the recent Mega Gillions drawing. The jackpot was $100,000,000. Your choices are to receive your prize in equal annual installments of $5,000,000 over the next 20 years, or take a lump sum payment of $63,000,000 today. Leaving out the effect of taxes, and assuming a discount rate of 5% annually, which is the better option in terms of present value?
Present value of annuity=Annuity[1-(1+interest rate)^-time period]/rate
=5,000,000[1-(1.05)^-20]/0.05
=5,000,000*12.4622103
which is equal to
=$62,311,051.71(Approx)
Hence lump sum payment is better having higher present value.