7.

You want to lease a set of golf clubs from Pings Ltd. The lease contract is in the form of 24 equal monthly payments at an APR of 10.4 percent compounded monthly. Because the clubs cost $3,850 retail, the company wants the value today of the lease payments to equal $3,850.

Suppose that your first payment is due immediately. What will your monthly lease payments be? (Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answer to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.)

Lease payment

9.

You have recently won the super jackpot in the Washington State Lottery. After reading the fine print, you discover that you have the following two options:

a.	You will receive 31 annual payments of $300,000, with the first payment being delivered today. The income will be taxed at a rate of 28 percent. Taxes will be withheld when the checks are issued.
b.	You will receive $750,000 now, and you will not have to pay taxes on this amount. In addition, beginning one year from today, you will receive $250,000 each year for 30 years. The cash flows from this annuity will be taxed at 28 percent.

Using a discount rate of 4.95 percent, what is the present value of your winnings for each option? (Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answers to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.)

A. Present value of option A

B. Present value of Option B