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The Lottery: Calculating Present Value

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Question: The $40 million lottery payment that you just won actually pays $2 million per year for 20 years. If the discount rate is 8%, and the first payment comes in 1 year, what is the present value of the winnings? What if the first payment comes immediately?

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This solution explains how to calculate the present value of lottery winnings using ordinary annuity and annuity due. All calculations are shown and interpretations of the results are also included.

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1. If the first payment comes in 1 year, we can use the PVIFA table to get the annuity factor to find out the present value. The ...

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