Alicia Is Considering Two Offers-To-Purchase That She Has Received on a Residential

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Alicia is considering two offers-to-purchase that she has received on a residential building lot she wishes to sell. One is a cash offer of $145,000. The other offer consists of three payments of $49,000-one now, one in six months, and one in twelve months. Which offer has the larger economic value if Alicia can earn 4.4% compounded quarterly on low-risk investments? How much more (in current dollars) is the better offer worth?

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