Quaker State Inc

Multiple Choice

Quaker State Inc.offers a new employee a lump-sum signing bonus at the date of employment.Alternatively,the employee can take $8,000 at the date of employment plus $20,000 at the end of each of his first three years of service.Assuming the employee's time value of money is 10% annually,what lump sum at employment date would make him indifferent between the two options?

A) $23,026.
B) $57,737.
C) $62,711.
D) None of these answer choices is correct.