Mark found two feasible options for an apartment to rent for the next $2$ years. Option A requires monthly rent of $$1,300$ to be paid at the beginning of each month. Option B allows for end$-$of$-$month rent payments of $$1,300($same amenities as in option A$).$ Mark uses a fairly high annual discount rate of $24\%($sadly$,$ he is also a high credit risk$).$

Find the PV of the future rent payments for both options over the $2-$year time period and explain which one Mark will prefer, if he bases his decision strictly on cash flow. $($Round present value factor calculations to $5$ decimal places, e$.$g$.1\mathrm{.}25124$ and final answers to $2$ decimal places e$.$g$.5,125\mathrm{.}36.)$

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Mark would choose $,$ because he would effectively be paying in rent over this two$-$year period.