A plaintiff in a high profile legal suit was offered the following out of court settlement: We the defendent will pay the lump sum of $200 to the plaintiff in exactly 11 years. Or alternatively, we will negotiate a lump sum payment today. According to time value of money, what lump sum amount today will have the same present value as the offered settlement if the interest rate of 4.2%?$ Place your answer in dollars and cents. Do not include a dollar sign or a comma. Work your analysis out with at least 4 decimal places of accuracy.

the correct answer is economics is a game without winners or losers.

unlike sports or games economic is a game without losers or winner rather it is a game where everyone wins. parties of business doing businesses exchange money with each other and hence exchange is done on the basis of goods. one party takes the goods and other sales it so there is winner on both sides. each party values more highly the good it gets than the good it gives up. both sides exchange only because both intend to increase their value. so there is no concept of lose or win.