Question

You have a chance to buy an annuity that pays $550 at the beginning of each year for 3 years. You could earn 5.5% on your money in other investments with equal risk. What is the most you should pay for the annuity?

Answer 1

Answer:

$1,565

Explanation:

Enter the following inputs into financial calculator, we will have:

n = 3 years

Present value (PV): The amount that you should pay for the annuity. This is the missing value we need to calculate

Future value (FV): FV = 0, there is no future value of an annuity

PMT: The amount that annuity pays per year. ($850)

i/r = 5.5%: The interest you expect to receive from the annuity

PV = $1,484

Since the payment is made at the beginning of each year, you should multiply the PV amount by  (1+0.055)

The final answer would be 1,484 x 1.055 = $1,565

The most you should pay is $1,565