Please note- we can not use the table. All answers need to be
calculated in Excel.
Fraser Company will need a new warehouse in eight years. The warehouse will cost $430,000 to build. |
Use Excel or a financial calculator to solve. Round answers to the nearest dollar. |
Required: | |
1. |
What lump-sum amount should the company invest now to have the $430,000 available at the end of the eight-year period? Assume that the company can invest money at four percent. |
2. |
What lump-sum amount should the company invest now to have the $430,000 available at the end of the eight-year period? Assume that the company can invest money at eight percent. |
Interest Rate (rate) | Term in years (nper) | Payment (pmt) | Future Value (fv) | Present Value | Formula | |||
4% | 8 | 430000 | 314196.79 | =PV(4%,8,,430000,0) | ||||
8% | 8 | 430000 | 232315.62 | =PV(8%,8,,430000,0) | ||||
W.N | ||||||||
The PV function in Excel is as follows: | ||||||||
=PV(rate,nper,pmt,[fv],[type]) | ||||||||
Note: When the PV function is used with the fv argument instead of the pmt argument,the pmt argument in the function is indicated with a comma |
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