Problem
a) Assume you just hit the $20 million jackpot in New York lottery, which promises you a $1 million every year for the next twenty years or a $10 million today. Which shall you choose?
b) If the interest rate is 10%, what is the present value of a security that pays you $1,100 next year, $1,210 the year after, and $1,331 the year after that?