An annuity that pays $1, 000 at the beginning of each year has the greatest present value (PV).
Explanation:
The present value (PV), provided the defined rate of return, is the current value of the potential amount of cash or source. Future cash reserves are discounted at rate of return, and the lower the real value of potential cash reserves the greater the discount rate.
An annuity that pays $1,000 early in the year has the greatest present interest, since the earliest distribution of positive cash flows is expressed in the payment volume.
It would that the discounts effect on cash flows lower than the other alternatives and maximize the volume of discounted cash flows.
It offers the maximum current value by keeping the other variables stable.