Now that you’ve thought about the decision rule that should be applied to your decision, apply it to the following security offered by your broker: jing associates, llc, a large law firm in denver, is building a new office complex. to pay for the construction, jing associates is selling a security that will pay the investor the lump sum of $38,600 in nine years. the current market price of the security is $16,429. assuming that you can earn an annual return of 8.25% on your next most attractive investment, how much is the security worth to you today? $18,912 $19,858 $31,205 from strictly a financial perspective, should you invest in the jing security? no yes why or why not? because the cost of the security is greater than the discounted value of the security’s future cash flows. because the discounted value of the security’s future cash flows is greater than the cost of the security.