Your cousin, Joe, has a trust fund that will pay him $150,000 at the end of 10 years. Joe, however, wants his money today. He promises to sign his trust fund over to you if you give him some money today. You require a 20 percent interest rate on money you lend to family. How much would you be willing to lend under these terms?
Question 8 options:
$24,226
$20,638
$150,000
$0—it would be impossible to earn 20 percent interest on the loan.