Question 10 options:

A financial company that advertises on television will pay you $55,000 now for annual payments of $9,500 that you are expected to receive for a legal settlement over the next 9 years. Assume you estimate the time value of money at 12 percent.

Use the appropriate time value of money table [Exhibit 1-A, Exhibit 1-B, Exhibit 1-C, OR Exhibit 1-D].

(a) What is the present value?

(Round your answer to the nearest whole number. Omit the comma, period, and "$" sign in your response.)