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You have some property for sale and have received two offers. The first offer is for $89,500 today in cash. The second offer is the payment of $35,000 today and an additional guaranteed $70,000 two years from today. If the applicable discount rate is 11.5 percent, which offer should you accept and why?a. You should accept the $89,500 today because it has the higher net present value.b. You should accept the $89,500 today because it has the lower future value.c. You should accept the first offer as it is a lump sum payment.d. You should accept the second offer because it has the larger net present value.e. It does not matter which offer you accept as they are equally valuable.

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Answer:

Option D You should accept the second offer because it has the larger net present value.

Explanation:

The option 2 must be valued in today's value (Present Value), so for this reason we will have to discount the cash flow to bring it to Year zero (Now).

Present Value of $70,000 = $70,000 / (1.115)^2  = $56,305

Present Value of the offer = $56,305 + $35,000 = $91,305

As the offer is more in value today from the option one which stands at $89,500 so the better option is Option D $91,305.