Câu 23: AFP: Applied Financial Planning

Ram Patel, age 65, is meeting with his financial planner, Maria Romano, to complete a financial plan. Ram is retiring this year, and his company provides a defined benefit pension plan. Upon retirement, he has the choice of receiving $20,000 each year for 20 years or until death (whichever is earlier), or he can take $304,300, which is the commuted value at retirement. Ram has confirmed that he will be transferring the commuted value to a LIRA. After further discovery, Maria suggests that they utilize a 5% market rate of return and project the funds to last 25 years. What should Maria update Ram's projected annual retirement income to?

1. A. $24,418.
2. B. $20,000.
3. C. $21,591. — đáp án hiện tại
4. D. $21,000.