You win a lottery. Your prize is either two annual payments of $50,000 at the end of
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You win a lottery. Your prize is either two annual payments of $50,000 at the end of each year or a lump-sum payment of $87,000 today. You expect the rate of inflation to be 5% and the real interest rate to be 4%. Which prize has a higher present value?
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