You are at retirement age and one of your benefit options is to accept an annual annuity

Question:

You are at retirement age and one of your benefit options is to accept an annual annuity of $75,000 for 15 years. The first payment would be received one year from today. What lump sum settlement, if paid today, would have the same present value as the $75,000 annual annuity? Assume a 10 percent annual discount rate.

Annuity
An annuity is a series of equal payment made at equal intervals during a period of time. In other words annuity is a contract between insurer and insurance company in which insurer make a lump-sum payment or a series of payment and, in return,...