Question 32
A real estate developer offers an investment plan where buyers pay ₹15,00,000 upfront to own a property. The developer promises to pay ₹1,20,000 annually to the buyer for 20 years as rental income. However, some buyers propose an alternative: instead of a fixed rent, the annual rent should increase by 5% every year indefinitely. If the developer's cost of capital is 8%, what should be the rent in the first year of the new scheme so that it is financially equivalent to the original fixed-income plan?