John is going to receive a $25,000 gift five years from now. Carol is going to receive a gift of the same amount seven years from now. Both use the same discount rate of 5%.
Pick the correct statement related to their gifts from below.
The present values of John's and Carol's gifts are equal.
In future dollars, Carol's gift is worth more than John's gift.
In today's dollars, John's gift is worth more than Carol's.
Twenty years from now, the value of John's gift will equal the value of Carol's gift.
Carol's gift is worth more than John's gift given the 5 percent discount rate.
The present value is calculated by discounting the value of gifts at 5%
formula used :
present value = value of gift/((1+5%)n)
where n = period until gift is received
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