Question

You plan to set up an endowment at your alma mater that will fund $205,000 of scholarships each year indefinitely. If the principal (the amount you donate) can be invested at 4.0 percent, compounded annually, how much do you need to donate to the university today, so that the first scholarships can be awarded beginning one year from now? (Round answer to 2 decimal places, e.g. 52.75.)

Answer 1

Solution and Explanation:

The present value of annuity = Annual cash flows/Discount rate

= 205000 divided by 4 percent

=$5125000.00

The future estimation of cash is determined by utilizing a rebate rate. The markdown rate alludes to a financing cost or an accepted pace of profit for different speculations. The littlest markdown rate utilized in these figurings is the hazard free pace of return. U.S. Treasury bonds are commonly viewed as the nearest thing to a hazard-free venture, so their arrival is regularly utilized for this reason.