Suppose that the players union presented a counterproposal to the owners (and the state). They would agree to a limit on the length of the payments if the owners agreed to include annual cost of living escalators. Continue to use the 10% (compounded semiannually) discount rate and assume that the cost of living would escalate at a 2.75% rate per year. Determine

a. The present value of the teams obligation if they only had to pay Montgomery for four years;

b. The present value of the teams obligation if they only had to pay Montgomery for twenty-two years.