Jonas Won a Lottery That Will Pay Him $100,000 at the End

question 96

Multiple Choice

Jonas won a lottery that will pay him $100,000 at the end of each of the next twenty years.Zebra Finance has offered to purchase the payment stream for $1,359,000.What interest rate (to the nearest percent) was used to determine the amount of the payment?

• A)7%.
• B)6%.
• C)5%.
• D)4%.

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