Question: You are entitle to receive a cash prize on March 1, 2013 using one of two options below:
1) A lump sum amount on March 1, 2013
2) $20,000 on March 1, 2013 plus $5,000 each March 1 for three years, beginning in 2016. Assuming annual interest rate is 10%, what lump sum amount in option 1 would make you indifferent between the two options?