Your Father Is About to Retire,and He Wants to Buy

question 125

Multiple Choice

Your father is about to retire,and he wants to buy an annuity that will provide him with $74,000 of income a year for 25 years,with the first payment coming immediately.The going rate on such annuities is 5.15%.How much would it cost him to buy the annuity today?

• A) $853,488.17
• B) $950,721.00
• C) $1,047,953.82
• D) $1,080,364.77
• E) $1,026,346.53

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