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The Winner of the Mega Millions Lottery Game Can Choose

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The winner of the Mega Millions lottery game can choose to accept a one-time payout of $190.1 million or receive $11 million per year for 30 years.Assuming no tax consequences using the tables shown, and assuming the interest rate is 4 percent what is the best decision for the winner? The winner of the Mega Millions lottery game can choose to accept a one-time payout of $190.1 million or receive $11 million per year for 30 years.Assuming no tax consequences using the tables shown, and assuming the interest rate is 4 percent what is the best decision for the winner?   A) Take the payout over 30 years because that's more money. B) Take the $190.1 today because that's more money. C) It does not matter because the two payouts cannot be compared. D) It does not matter because the two sums have roughly equal time values.


A) Take the payout over 30 years because that's more money.
B) Take the $190.1 today because that's more money.
C) It does not matter because the two payouts cannot be compared.
D) It does not matter because the two sums have roughly equal time values.

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