Your brother has offered to give you either $$40,000$ today or $$80,000$ in $11$ years. If the interest rate is $6\%$ per year, which option is preferable?

The present value of the future amount $($amount received in $11$ years$)$ is $$.$

$($Round to the nearest dollar.$)$

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

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

B$.$ Take the present amount offered because it is greater than the present value

C$.$ Take the future amount because it is greater than the amount offered today.

D$.$ Take the future amount because it is twice as much as the amount offered today in present value terms.