You've just joined the investment banking firm of Dewey, Cheatum, and Howe. They've offered you two different salary arrangements. You can have $72,000 per year for the next two years, or you can have $61000 per year for the next two years, along with a $17,000 signing bonus today. The bonus is paid immediately, and the salary is paid in equal amounts at the end of each month.

If the interest rate is 9 percent compounded monthly, what is the value today of each option?

Option 1
Option 2