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To claim that a lottery winner who is to receive $1 million per year for twenty years haswon $20 million ignores the process ofA) face value.B) par value.C) deflation.D) discounting the future.

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To claim that a lottery winner who is to receive 1millionperyearfortwentyyearshaswon1 million per year for twenty years haswon 20 million ignores the process ofA) face value.B) par value.C) deflation.D) discounting the future.

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The correct answer is D) discounting the future.

This is because the value of money decreases over time due to factors such as inflation. Therefore, receiving 1millionperyearfortwentyyearsisnotthesameasreceiving1 million per year for twenty years is not the same as receiving 20 million right now. This process of reducing the value of future cash flows to reflect their reduced worth in today's terms is known as discounting.

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