Calculate the following:
a. Calculate the annual cash flows from a $ 2.5 million, 20-year fixed-payment annuity earning a guaranteed return of 7 percent per year if payments are to begin at the end of the current year.
b. Calculate the annual cash flows from a $ 2.5 million, 20-year fixed-payment annuity earning a guaranteed return of 7 percent per year if payments are to begin at the end of year 6.
c. What is the amount of the annuity purchase required if you wish to receive a fixed payment of $ 240,000 for 20 years? Assume that the annuity will earn 7 percent per year.