Suppose you just won the state lottery, and you have a choice between receiving $3,550,000 today or a 20-year annuity of $250,000, with the first payment coming one year from today. What rate of return is built into the annuity? Disregard taxes. Select the correct answer.   a. 4.41%     b. 1.71%     c. 3.51%     d. 2.61%     e. 5.31%

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Suppose you just won the state lottery, and you have a choice between receiving $3,550,000 today or a 20-year annuity of $250,000, with the first payment coming one year from today. What rate of return is built into the annuity? Disregard taxes.

Select the correct answer.

  a. 4.41%  
  b. 1.71%  
  c. 3.51%  
  d. 2.61%  
  e. 5.31%
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