You Have Just Won the Multi-State Lottery

Multiple Choice

You have just won the Multi-State Lottery. You have the option of receiving a check for $40,000,000 every year at the end of the next 23 years. The lottery commission also allows you the option of receiving a one-time payment of $414,842,358 when you turn in the winning ticket. What is the approximate interest rate that the lottery commission is using to determine the one-time payment? (Use spreadsheet software or a financial calculator to calculate your answer. Do not round any intermediary calculations, and round your final answer to the nearest percent, X%.)

A) 8%
B) 5%
C) 9%
D) 3%