Gail Trevino expects to receive a $600,000 cash benefit when she retires four years from today. Ms. Trevinos employer has offered an early retirement incentive by agreeing to pay her $365,000 today if she agrees to retire immediately. Ms. Trevino desires to earn a rate of return of 12 percent. (PV of $1 and PVA of $1) (Use appropriate factor(s) from the tables provided.)

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Calculate the present value of the $600,000 future cash benefit. Assuming that the retirement benefit is the only consideration in making the retirement decision, should Ms. Trevino accept her employers offer? (Round your final answer to the nearest whole dollar value.)