Quaker State Inc. offers a new employee a lump sum signing bonus at the date of employment.
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Quaker State Inc. offers a new employee a lump sum signing bonus at the date of employment. Alternatively, the employee can take $8,000 at the date of employment plus $20,000 at the end of each of his first three years of service. Assuming the employee's time value of money is 10% annually, what lump sum at employment date would make him indifferent between the two options?
A. $8,000
B. $23,026
C. $57,737
D. $62,711
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Auditing An International Approach
ISBN: 978-0071051415
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Authors: Wally J. Smieliauskas, Kathryn Bewley
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