Question: Rogelio has received escalating contract offers from two professional baseball teams. The Turkeys have offered him a yearly salary of S ( t ) =

Rogelio has received escalating contract offers from two professional baseball teams. The Turkeys have offered him a yearly salary of S(t)=80000t for 8 years, while the Hedgehogs have offered him a yearly salary of S(t)=77000t for 9 years (t is measured in years). Based on the accumulated present value of both contracts, and assuming Rogelio can earn a 3% continuous interest rate on his money, which team has made him a better offer?
The Hedgehogs have made the better offer.
If Rogelio prefers to play for the other team (the team whose offer was not the best), he should negotiate a signing bonus of dollars in order to make their offer equitable to the better offer. (Round to the nearest dollar)o
Rogelio has received escalating contract offers

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