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P4-51 Interest rate for an annuity Anna Waldheim was seriously injured in an industrial
accident. She sued the responsible parties and was awarded a judgment of
$2,000,000. Today, she and her attorney are attending a settlement conference
with the defendants. The defendants have made an initial offer of $156,000 per
year for 25 years. Anna plans to counteroffer at $255,000 per year for 25 years.
Both the offer and the counteroffer have a present value of $2,000,000, the
amount of the judgment. Both assume payments at the end of each year.
a. What interest rate assumption have the defendants used in their offer
(rounded to the nearest whole percent)?
b. What interest rate assumption have Anna and her lawyer used in their
counteroffer (rounded to the nearest whole percent)?
c. Anna is willing to settle for an annuity that carries an interest rate assumption
of 9%. What annual payment would be acceptable to her?

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P4-51 Interest rate for an annuity Anna Waldheim was seriously injured in an industrial
accident. She sued the responsible parties and was awarded a judgment of
$2,000,000. Today, she and her attorney are attending a settlement conference
with the defendants. The defendants have made an initial offer of $156,000 per
year for 25 years. Anna plans to counteroffer at $255,000 per year for 25 years.
Both the offer and the counteroffer have a present value of ...

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