Don Draper has signed a contract that will pay him $75,000 at the end of each year for the next 6 years, plus an additional $120,000 at the end of year 6. If 8 percent is the appropriate discount rate, what is the present value of this contract?
a. The present value of the contract is $____(round to the nearest cent)
Present Value of the Contract
Year |
Annual cash flows ($) |
Present Value Factor (PVF) at 8.00% |
Present Value of annual cash flows ($) [Annual cash flow x PVF] |
1 |
75,000 |
0.92592593 |
69,444.44 |
2 |
75,000 |
0.85733882 |
64,300.41 |
3 |
75,000 |
0.79383224 |
59,537.42 |
4 |
75,000 |
0.73502985 |
55,127.24 |
5 |
75,000 |
0.68058320 |
51,043.74 |
6 |
195,000 [120,000 + 75,000] |
0.63016963 |
122,883.08 |
TOTAL |
422,336.33 |
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Therefore, the Present Value of the Contract will be $422,336.33
NOTE
The Formula for calculating the Present Value Factor is [1/(1 + r)n], Where “r” is the Discount/Interest Rate and “n” is the number of years.
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