Asked by walter white

a lottery winner is entitled to receive $50,000 every year for the next 10 years. if the interest rate is 3 percent what is the present value of the lottery prize? round your answer to the nearest hundredths

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
Use the present value of an ordinary annuity:

PV = 50,000 * [1 - (1 + 0.03)^(-10)] / 0.03

(1.03)^10 ≈ 1.343916379, so the factor = [1 - 1/1.343916379]/0.03 ≈ 8.53020287

PV ≈ 50,000 * 8.53020287 = $426,510.14

So the present value is $426,510.14.