Answer:
a. $80,318.70
b. $97,568.57
Explanation:
Here is the full question :
You have just received a windfall from an investment you made in a friend's business. She will be paying you $ 15 comma 555 at the end of this year, $ 31 comma 110 at the end of next year, and $ 46 comma 665 at the end of the year after that (three years from today). The interest rate is 6.7 % per year. a. What is the present value of your windfall? b. What is the future value of your windfall in three years (on the date of the last payment)?
Present value is the sum of discounted cash flows
Present value can be calculated using a financial calculator
Cash flow in year 1 = $ 15,555
Cash flow in year 2 = $31,110
Cash flow in year 3 = $ 46,665
I = 6.7%
Present value = $80,318.70
The formula for calculating future value:
FV = P (1 + r)^n
FV = Future value
P = Present value
R = interest rate
N = number of years
$80,318.70(1.067)^3 = $97,568.57
