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QID: #18708
Subject: Finance
Status: Verified Solution Available
A brilliant young scientist is killed in a plane crash. It is anticipated that he could have earned $370,000 a year for the next 40 years. The attorney for the plaintiff's estate argues that the lost income should be discounted back to the present at 5 percent. The lawyer for the defendant's insurance company argues for a discount rate of 11 percent.
What is the difference between the present value of the settlement at 5 percent and 11 percent? Compute each one separately.
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