Let's start with an example for easy understanding
We know sum of all natural number are infinite but we define it with the formula n(n+1)/2
Where n is the number of first n natural numbers
There fore now returning to topic
To calculate the future value of perpetuity we need to define the numbers of periods of payments upto which we want to calculate future value and then it becomes ordinary annuity and we use the same formula of ordinary annuity i.e
FV= PMT×[(1+r)^n - 1 ]/r
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