Mary's lawyer  gave her  the  following two options to settle her  invoice. 1)$1900 in 1  month and the balance  of $2,800 in  5 months. 2)Two equal payments  , one in 21  days and the  other  in 10 months. If money earned 5.30% p.a. , what was  the value of the  equal payments  in option 2) such that it is equivalent to the  payments  in option  1).Use  now  as  the  focal date for this question.

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Mary's lawyer  gave her  the  following two options to settle her  invoice.

1)$1900 in 1  month and the balance  of $2,800 in  5 months.

2)Two equal payments  , one in 21  days and the  other  in 10 months.

If money earned 5.30% p.a. , what was  the value of the  equal payments  in option 2) such that it is equivalent to the  payments  in option  1).Use  now  as  the  focal date for this question.

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