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Suppose You Hit a Progressive Jackpot on a Slot Machine

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Suppose you hit a progressive jackpot on a slot machine in a casino in Atlantic City and are given the choice of the following prizes:
Prize 1: $150,000 to be received right away, with three additional payments of $150,000 to be received each year for the next three years.
Prize 2: $500,000 to be received right away.
If the interest rate is 5 percent, what is the present value of each prize?


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