Cheyenne Inc. has $470,000 to invest. The company is trying to decide between two alternative uses of the funds. One alternative provides $70,044 at the end of each year for 10 years, and the other is to receive a single lump-sum payment of $1,459,750 at the end of the 10 years. Which alternative should Cheyenne select? Assume the interest rate is constant over the entire investment.

Cheyenne Inc. has $470,000 to invest. The company is trying to decide between two alternative uses of the funds. One alternative provides $70,044 at the end of each year for 10 years, and the other is to receive a single lump-sum payment of $1,459,750 at the end of the 10 years. Which alternative should Cheyenne select? Assume the interest rate is constant over the entire investment.

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