After completing a long and successful career as senior vice-president for a large bank, you are preparing for retirement. After visiting the human resources office, you have found that you have several retirement options: (1) you can receive an immediate cash payment of $7,000,000, (2) you can receive $600,000 per year for life (you have a life expectancy of 20 years), or (3) you can receive $600,000 per year for 10 years and then $ 700,000 per year for life (this option is intended to give you some protection against inflation). You have determine that you can earn 5 percent compounded annually on your investments. Which option do you prefer and why?

* Present value table is needed for this question