1. Your aunt offers you a choice of $20,000 in 50 years or $45 today. If money is discounted at 13 percent, which should you choose?
2. How much would you have to invest today to receive?
3. Bruce Sutter invests $2,000 in a mint condition Nolan Ryan baseball card. He expects the card to increase in value by 20 percent a year for the next five years. After that, he anticipates a 15 percent annual increase for the next three years. What is the projected value of the card after eight years?