The Above Table Shows a 5 Year Payment Plan

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The above table shows a 5 year payment plan. Each payment is made at the end of the year, so after one year, a payment of $ made, after two years another payment of $1,500 is made and so on. The interest rate is 3 percent.
-Refer to the table above. What is the value of A plus B (A +B) or the present value of the first two payments?

• A)$970.87
• B)$1,956.12
• C)$2,256.98
• D)$2,384.77

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