Kristina just won the lottery, and she must choose among three award options. She can elect to receive a lump sum today of $62 million, to receive 10 end-of-year payments of $9.5 million, or to receive 30 end-of-year payments of $5.6 million.
(a) If she thinks she can earn 7% annually, which should she choose?
(b) If she expects to earn 8% annually, which is the best choice?
(c) If she expects to earn 9% annually, which option would you recommend?
(d) Explain how interest rates influence her choice.

Which is cheaper: eating out or dining in? the mean cost of a flank steak, broccoli, and rice bought at the grocery store is $13.04 (money. msn website, november 7, 2012). a sample of 100 neighborhood restaurants showed a mean price of $12.75 and a standard deviation of $2 for a comparable restaurant meal. a. develop appropriate hypotheses for a test to determine whether the sample data support the conclusion that the mean cost of a restaurant meal is less than fixing a comparable meal at home. b. using the sample from the 100 restaurants, what is the p-value? c. at a = .05, what is your conclusion? d. repeat the preceding hypothesis test using the critical value approach