Your brother has offered to give you either $ $36$ comma $000$ today or $ $60$ comma $000$ in $8$ years. If the interest rate is $6\%$ per$$ year, which option is$$ preferable?

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Part $1$

What is the present value of the future amount$($amount received in $8$years$)?$

The present value is $$$

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$37644\mathrm{.}74.($Round to the nearest$$ cent.$)$

Part $2$

Which option is$$ preferable? $($Select the best choice$$ below.$)$

A$.$

Take the future amount because the larger amount is always worth more no matter when you receive it$.$

B$.$

Take the present amount offered because it is less than the future amount.

C$.$Take the present amount offered because it is greater than the present value of the future amount.

Take the present amount offered because it is greater than the present value of the future amount.

D$.$Take the future amount because its present value is greater than the present amount offered.

Take the future amount because its present value is greater than the present amount offered.