Paul deposits $ 1,000 into a fund at the beginning of each year for 20 years.
The fund earns interest at an annual effective rate of 8%.
At the end of 20 years, he uses the fund to purchase a perpetuity-immediate with annual payments of X, based on an annual rate of discount of 6%.
Determine X. Possible answers are 2,589 or 2,689 or 2,603 or 2,746 or 2,921.
Step -1 future value after 20 th year | |||
we have to use finanical calculator to solve this | |||
put in calculator | |||
PV | 0 | ||
PMT | -1,000 | ||
I | 8% | ||
N | 20 | ||
Compute FV | $45,761.96 | ||
step 2 computation of prepetuity | |||
PV = | $45,761.96 | ||
Interest rate = | 6% | ||
annual payment= | 45761.96*6% | ||
$2,746 | |||
Ans = | $2,746 |
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