A financial company that advertises on television will pay you $57,000 now for annual payments of $9,300 that you are expected to receive for a legal settlement over the next 9 years. Assume you estimate the time value of money at 12 percent.
Use the appropriate time value of money table [Exhibit 1-A, Exhibit 1-B, Exhibit 1-C, OR Exhibit 1-D].
(a) What is the present value?
(Round your answer to the nearest whole number. Omit the comma, period, and "$" sign in your response.)
(b) Would you accept this offer?
[Enter "Yes" or "No"]