Angus McDonald, a third-year accounting student studying in Scotland, receives a call from an insurance agent, who believes Angus is an older man ready to retire from teaching. He talks to him about several annuities that he could buy that would guarantee him an annual fixed income. The annuities are as follows:

If Angus could earn 12 percent on his money by placing it in a savings account, should he place it instead in any of the annuities? Which ones, if any? Why?

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ANNUITY INITIAL AMOUNT OF DURATION PAYMENT INTO MONEY RECEIVED OF ANNUITY (YEARS) ANNUITY (AT PER YEAR t = 0) A $40,000 $7,500 12 B $70,000 $8,500 25 C $80,000 $9,500 20 20