Question: 6. Your poor Managerial Accounting instructor, Mr. Stack, recently won the SUNY Orange poor faculty benefit lottery for $900,000. Poor Mr. Stack has the option

 6. Your poor Managerial Accounting instructor, Mr. Stack, recently won the

6. Your poor Managerial Accounting instructor, Mr. Stack, recently won the SUNY Orange poor faculty benefit lottery for $900,000. Poor Mr. Stack has the option of receiving a lump-sum check for S405,000 or leaving the money in the OCCC poor faculty benefit fund and receiving an annual year-end check for $45,000 for each of the next 20 years. Mr. Stack likes to (and can) earn at least 9% return (the available interest rate) on his investments. For your information the following present value factors at 9% Present Value Present Value of End of Period of si an Annuity of si 20 0.17843 9.12855 a. What is the present value amount of the lump sum - (be careful not to over-think this) (3 points): b. Please show your calculations and identify the present value of the annuity to be considered (5 points): c. Which choice financially (the lump sum or the annuity) should (poor) Mr. Stack select and state why this is the best choice? (3 Points)

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