Tracy won a $100 million jackpot. She can receive the jackpot as a $5 million payment each year for 20 years, or she can ask to receive the present value of all those payments all at once now. Assume an annual interest rate of 5 percent. If she decides to take the present value payment, about how much will she receive?

A. $52.1 million

B. $62.3 million

C. $71.4 million

D. $78.6 million


B. $62.3 million

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