Which of the following statements is correct? a. other things held constant, an increase in the number of discounting periods per year increases thepresent value of a given annual annuity. b. other things held constant, an increase in the number of discounting periods per year increases thepresent value of a lump sum to be received in the future. c. the payment made each period under an amortized loan is constant, and it consists of some interest andsome principal. the later we are in the loan's life, the smaller the interest portion of the payment. d. there is an inverse relationship between the present value interest factor of an annuity and the futurevalue interest factor of an annuity, (i. e., one is the reciprocal of the other).c. the payment made each period under an amortized loan is constant, and it consists of some interest andsome principal. the later we are in the loan's life, the smaller the interest portion of the payment.