1) Suppose you are to receive a stream of annual payments (also called an "annuity") of $193,723 every year for three years starting this year. The interest rate is 4%. What is the present value of these three payments?
2) Suppose you are to receive a payment of $292,595 every year for three years. You are depositing these payments in a bank account that pays 2% interest. Given these three payments and this interest rate, how much will be in your bank account in three years?