What is the present value (PV) today of a stable perpetuity that pays $15,000 every 4 years, starting 2 years from today? The appropriate annual discount rate is 19% p.a. Round your answer to the nearest dollar.
PV = CF/r
This formula gives the present value one period before the first payment. Our one period = 4 years
Since the first payment is in two years, this formula gives the present value as of two years ago. That is 4 years before the first payment.
Four-year interest rate, r = (1 + 0.19)^4 - 1
r = 1.00533921
PV(-2) = 15,000/1.00533921
PV(-2) = 14,920.3371864905
Present value today, P0 = PV(-2) * (1 + one year rate)^n
one year rate = 19%
n = 2 years
P0 = 14,920.3371864905 * 1.19^2
P0 = $21,128.6894897892
The present value today of the perpetuity, P0 = $21,129
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