Assuming the same facts as those in E6-18 except that the payments must begin now and be made on the first day of each of the 15 years, what payment method would you recommend?

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The best option will be the annual payment of $300,000.

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First Option

The whole payment of $2,600,000.

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Computation of the second option

PresentValueofannualpayment=AnnualPayment×PVfactorofannuity=300,000×8.24424=$2,473,272

The best payment will be an annual payment of $300,000 starting from the first day of each of 15 years.

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