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Edward Hughes Has Just Won the State Lottery and Has

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Edward Hughes has just won the state lottery and has the following three payout options for after-tax prize money: 1.$166,000 per year at the end of each of the next six years
2) $306,000 (lump sum) now
3) $518,000 (lump sum) six years from now
The annual discount rate is 9%.Compute the present value of the second option.(Round to nearest whole dollar.)
Present value of $1:
8%9%10%10.9260.9170.90920.8570.8420.82630.7940.7720.75140.7350.7080.68350.6810.6500.62160.6300.5960.56470.5830.5470.513\begin{array} { | l | r | r | r | } \hline & 8 \% & 9 \% & 10 \% \\\hline 1 & 0.926 & 0.917 & 0.909 \\\hline 2 & 0.857 & 0.842 & 0.826 \\\hline 3 & 0.794 & 0.772 & 0.751 \\\hline 4 & 0.735 & 0.708 & 0.683 \\\hline 5 & 0.681 & 0.650 & 0.621 \\\hline 6 & 0.630 & 0.596 & 0.564 \\\hline 7 & 0.583 & 0.547 & 0.513 \\\hline\end{array}


A) $684,000
B) $103,600
C) $414,400
D) $306,000

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