Imprudential, inc., has an unfounded pension liability of $600 million that must be paid in 16 years. To assess the value of the firms stock, financial analysts went to discount this liability back to the present. If the relevant discount rate is 7.0 percent, what is the present value of this liability.

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Imprudential, inc., has an unfounded pension liability of $600 million that must be paid in 16 years. To assess the value of the firms stock, financial analysts went to discount this liability back to the present. If the relevant discount rate is 7.0 percent, what is the present value of this liability. 

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