Which of the following decisions would involve the use of the future value of $1?
A) Your brother buys your car and offers to pay you $500 now or $1,500 in two years.
B) You win a lawsuit and are offered a lump-sum payment today of $100,000 or $15,000 a year for 20 years.
C) Your father and mother wish to deposit enough money on the date of your high school graduation to enable you to take a $7,000 cruise when you graduate from college in 4 years.
D) You want to have $1,000,000 in order to retire at age 55, but need to know how much you will need to deposit each year from now until your 55th birthday.
Answer: A
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