You were entitled to receive $5,000 at the end of six months for the rest of your life. If the interest rate is 10% compounded monthly, what is the present value of perpetuity?

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You were entitled to receive $5,000 at the end of six months for the rest of your life. If the interest rate is 10% compounded monthly, what is the present value of perpetuity? 

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