(Annuity interest rate)Your folks just called and would like some advice from you. An insurance agent just called them and offered them the opportunity to purchase an annuity for $8,996.51 that will pay them $1,000 per year for 25 years. They don't have the slightest idea what return they would be making on their investment of $8,996.51. What rate of return would they be earning?

The annual rate of return your folks would be earning on their investment is __%. (Round to two decimal places.)