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A lottery offers two options for a prize, A and B, as shown below. Option A : $1,000 a week for life. Option B

A lottery offers two options for a prize, A and B, as shown below. 

Option A: $1,000 a week for life.

 Option B: $1,000,000 in one lump sum.


If you choose Option B, you have the opportunity to place the winnings into an investment that also makes regular payments, at a rate of 3%/a, compounded weekly. The annuity will pay out a specific amount weekly based on how long you want the annuity to last.

  1. Which option would the winner choose if you expect to live for another:
    • 20 years?
    • 50 years?
  2. Use technology to determine the range of life expectancies when each option is preferred. Show your work.

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