Answer:
Present value of the offer = $739,018.03
Explanation:
The cash flows described in the question from end of year 1 to end of year 20 represent a growing annuity for 20 years. The present value of a growing annuity is calculated as follows:
PV= [tex]\frac{P}{i-g}*[1-[\frac{1+g}{1+i}]^n][/tex]
where P = the annuity payment in the first period
i = interest rate per period that would be compounded for each period
g = growth rate
n = number of payment periods
P in the 1st year = the base salary of $59,000 + the 10% bonus of $5,900 = $64,900; g is 3.9% ;i=0.1 and n = 20
Present value of the offer = 15,000 received immediately + PV of the growing annuity
= [tex]15,000+\frac{64,900}{0.1-0.039}*[1-[\frac{1+0.039}{1+0.1}]^2^0][/tex]=739,018.03