You are considering two job offers that are equivalent in every way except for the bonus. Alpha Industries offers a bonus paid on the first day of $15,000 and Zeta Consolidated offers a bonus paid at the end of the first year of $15,500. You assume you can earn 4.25% on a 1-year investment. The more valuable choice is:

A. Zeta Consolidated.

B. Alpha Industries.

C. The value of the bonuses is equivalent.