In addition to marketing life insurance, life insurers typically sell which of the following products? I. Retirement annuities II. Disability income insurance

Suppose you win a small lottery and have the choice of two ways to be paid: you can accept the money in a lump sum or in a series of payments over time. if you pick the lump sum, you get $2,950 today. if you pick payments over time, you get three payments: $1,000 today, $1,000 1 year from today, and $1,000 2 years from today. 1) at an interest rate of 6% per year, the winner would be better off accepting the (lump sum / payments over time), since it has the greater present value. 2) at an interest rate of 9% per year, the winner would be better off accepting the (lump sum / payments over time), since it has the greater present value. 3) years after you win the lottery, a friend in another country calls to ask your advice. by wild coincidence, she has just won another lottery with the same payout schemes. she must make a quick decision about whether to collect her money under the lump sum or the payments over time. what is the best advice to give your friend? a) the lump sum is always better. b) the payments over time are always better. c) it will depend on the interest rate; advise her to get a calculator. d) none of these answers is good advice.

Brenda wants a new car that will be dependable transportation and look good. she wants to satisfy both functional and psychological needs. true or false

Your father's employer was just acquired, and he was given a severance payment of $375,000, which he invested at a 7.5% annual rate. he now plans to retire, and he wants to withdraw $35,000 at the end of each year, starting at the end of this year. how many years will it take to exhaust his funds, i.e., run the account down to zero? a. 22.50 b. 23.63 c. 24.81 d. 26.05 e. 27.35