Your Girlfriend Just Won the Florida Lottery

question 142

Multiple Choice

Your girlfriend just won the Florida lottery.She has the choice of $15,000,000 today or a 20-year annuity of $1,050,000, with the first payment coming one year from today.What rate of return is built into the annuity?

• A) 3.44%
• B) 3.79%
• C) 4.17%
• D) 4.58%
• E) 5.04%

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Definitions:

Factoring

The financial transaction where a business sells its accounts receivable (invoices) to a third party (factor) at a discount, in order to raise immediate capital.

Note Maturity

Note maturity refers to the date on which a debt instrument, such as a bond or promissory note, reaches its due date and the principal is to be paid to investors.

Quarterly Interest

Interest calculated or paid every three months on loans, investments, or deposits.

Interest Rate

The proportion of a loan that is charged as interest to the borrower, typically expressed as an annual percentage of the loan balance.