You Have Been Given a Choice Between Two Retirement Policies

question 78

Essay

You have been given a choice between two retirement policies as described below.
Policy A: You will receive equal annual payments of $10,000 beginning 35 years from now for 10 years.
Policy B: You will receive one lump-sum of $100,000 in 40 years from now.
Which policy would you choose? Assume rate of interest is 6 percent.

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Definitions:

Double Declining-Balance Depreciation

An accelerated depreciation method that doubles the rate of straight line depreciation.

Depreciation Expense

The systematic allocation of the cost of a tangible asset over its useful life, reflecting the asset's consumption or loss of value.

Declining Balance Depreciation

A depreciation method that applies a constant rate to the declining book value of an asset, resulting in accelerated depreciation.

Straight-Line Rate

A method of calculating depreciation or amortization by evenly spreading the cost of an asset over its useful life.