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After providing a service, you are offered the following options. If your required rate of return is 12%, which of the following options will create the maximum value? Group of answer choices Receiving $9,000 after 5 years from now. Receiving $2,000 at the end of each year for next 3 years Receiving $50 at the end of each month forever. Receiving $4,800 now
Receiving $9,000 after 5 years from now.
Working:
| Present Value of Receiving $9,000 after 5 years from now | =-pv(rate,nper,pmt,fv) | Where, | ||||
| = $ 5,106.84 | rate | = | 12% | |||
| nper | = | 5 | ||||
| pmt | = | 0 | ||||
| fv | = | $ 9,000 | ||||
| Present Value of Receiving $2,000 at the end of each year for next 3 years | =-pv(rate,nper,pmt,fv) | Where, | ||||
| = $ 4,803.66 | rate | = | 12% | |||
| nper | = | 3 | ||||
| pmt | = | $ 2,000 | ||||
| fv | = | 0 | ||||
| Present Value of Receiving $50 at the end of each month forever | = | Monthly Cash flow | / | Monthly Interest rate | ||
| = | $ 50.00 | / | (12%/12) | |||
| = | $ 50.00 | / | 0.01 | |||
| = | $ 5,000.00 | |||||
| Present Value of Receiving $4,800 now | = | $ 4,800.00 |