Your grandfather has offered you a choice of one of the three following alternatives: $11,500 now; $5,700 a year for five years; or $71,000 at the end of five years. Use Appendix B and Appendix D for an approximate answer, but calculate your final answer using the formula and financial calculator methods.
Required:
a. Assuming you could earn 9 percent annually, compute the present value of each alternative.
b. Which alternative should you choose?