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Pepe Has Won a Sweepstakes and Can Choose Between Two

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Pepe has won a sweepstakes and can choose between two payment options: $1 million
today or ten $125,000 payments, with the first payment to occur today. If Pepe can
earn interest at a risk-free annual rate of 5%, which is the better deal?


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