as follows

$$42,436$ the third year.

a$.$ To start your analysis of whether to go to law school, calculate the present value of the future earnings that you will realize by going directly to work, assume a discount rate of $4$ percent.

c$.$ If you pay your law school tuition at the beginning of each year, what is the present value of your tuition, assuming a discount rate of $4$ percent?

a$.$ What is the present value of the future earnings that you will realize by going directly to work, assuming a discount rate of $4$ percent?

$4($Round to the nearest cent.$)$

b$.$ What is the present value today of your future earnings if you decide to attend law school, assuming a discount rate of $4$ percent?

$($Round to the nearest cent.$)$

c$.$ If you pay your law school tuition at the beginning of each year, what is the present value of your tuition, assuming a discount rate of $4$ percent?

$($Round to the nearest cent.$)$