You've just joined the investment banking firm of Dewey, Cheatum, and Howe. They've offered you two different salary arrangements. You can have $7, 800 per month for the next two years, or you can have $6, 500 per month for the next two years, along with a $35,000 signing bonus today. Assume the interest rate is 6 percent compounded monthly.
If you take the first option, $7, 800 per month for two years, what is the present value?
What is the present value of the second option?