Two different teams offer a professional basketball player contracts for playing this year. Both contracts are guaranteed,

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Two different teams offer a professional basketball player contracts for playing this year. Both contracts are guaranteed, and payments will be made even if the athlete is injured and cannot play. Team A's contract would pay him $1 million today. Team B's contract would pay him $500,000 today and $2 million 10 years from now. Assuming that there is no inflation, that our pro is concerned only about which contract has the highest present value, and that his personal is 5%, which contract does he accept? Does your answer change if the is 20%?
Discount Rate
Depending upon the context, the discount rate has two different definitions and usages. First, the discount rate refers to the interest rate charged to the commercial banks and other financial institutions for the loans they take from the Federal...