Morgan John has just learned he has won a $2,800,000 prize in the state lottery....

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Morgan John has just learned he has won a $2,800,000 prize in the state lottery. He has two options for receiving the payments: (1) If Morgan takes all the money today, the state and federal governments will deduct taxes at a combined rate of 40% immediately. (2) Alternatively, the lottery offers Morgan a payout of 20 equal payments of $199,900 with the first payment occurring when Morgan turns in the winning ticket. Morgan will be taxed on each of these payments at a rate of 30%. Assuming Morgan can earn an 6% rate of return (compounded annually) on any money invested during this period.
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Compute the present value of the cash flows for the lump sum payout.
Lump sum payout $
Compute the present value of the cash flows for the annuity payout. (Round factor values to 5 decimal places, eg.1.25124 and final answer to 0 decimal places, eg.458,581.)
Present value of annuity payout
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Which pay-out option should he choose?
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