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Your uncle has given you three alternatives for your inheritance. You can have $5,000 now; $1,000 per year for the next eight years; or $12,000 at the end of eight years. You assume that you could earn 10% interest annually.

What would be the best alternative?

What you change your answer if the interest annually was 12%?

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