Kristina just won the lottery, and she must choose among three award options. she can elect to receive a lump sum today of $64 million, to receive 10 end-of-year payments of $9.8 million, or to receive 30 end-of-year payments of $5.8 million. if she thinks she can earn 7% percent annually, which should she choose? if she expects to earn 8% annually, which is the best choice? if she expects to earn 9% annually, which option would you recommend? explain how interest rates influence her choice.

Aprice ceiling is “binding” if the price ceiling is set below the equilibrium price. suppose that the equilibrium price is $5. if a price ceiling is set at $6, this will not affect the market in any way since $5 remains a legally allowable price (since $5 < $6). a price ceiling of $6 is called a “non-binding” price ceiling. on the other hand, if the price ceiling is set at $4, the price ceiling is “binding” because the natural equilibrium price is $5 but that is no longer allowed. what happens when there is a binding price ceiling? at a price below the equilibrium price, quantity demanded exceeds quantity supplied. there is a shortage. normally, price increases eliminate shortages by increasing quantity supplied and decreasing quantity demanded. in this case, however, price increases are not allowed past the price ceiling. we therefore predict that the observed market price will be right at the price ceiling and there will be a permanent shortage. the observed quantity bought and sold will be dictated by the quantity supplied at the price ceiling. although consumers would like to buy more, there are no more units for sale

Congressman patrick indicates that he is opposed to tax proposals that call for a flat tax rate because the structure would not tax those individuals who have the ability to pay the tax. discuss the position of the congressman, giving consideration to tax rate structures (e.g., progressive, proportional, and regressive) and the concept of equity.

Donald has created a trust for the benefit of his three nephews, huey, dewey, and louie, who are all minors. donald plans on making annual contributions to the trust. donald would like his annual contributions to the trust to qualify for the annual exclusion. what would be the best way to accomplish this goal? a)