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Your grandfather has offered you a choice of one of the three following alternatives: $10,500 now $5,000 a year for nine year
b-1. If you could earn 8 percent annually, compute the present value of each alternative: (Do not round intermediate calculat
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alternatives present value
10500 10500
5000 32576.11
61000 33179.96

formula

present value=cash flow/(1+r)n

n is the number of periods

r is the rate of return =7%

case 1-10500

10500 now

therfore n=0

cash flow=10500

r=7%

pv=10500/(1+0.07)0=10500

case 2-5000 a year for nine years

cashflow=5000

n=1 to 9

r=7%

pv=(5000/(1+0.07)1) + (5000/(1+0.07)2) + (5000/(1+0.07)3) + (5000/(1+0.07)4) + (5000/(1+0.07)5) + (5000/(1+0.07)6) + (5000/(1+0.07)7) + (5000/(1+0.07)8) + (5000/(1+0.07)9)

pv=4672.89+4367.19+4081.48+3814.47+3564.93+3331.71+3113.74+2910.04+2719.66 =32576.11

case 3- 61000 at the end of nine years

n=9

r=7%

cashflow=61000

pv=61000/(1+0.07)9=33179.96

2. 61000 at the end of nine years

the alternate with highest present value should be chosen. among these alternates case 3 has the highest present value and it should be taken.

b)

alternate present value
10500 10500
5000 31234.40
61000 30515.18

formula

present value=cash flow/(1+r)n

n is the number of periods

r is the rate of return =8%

case 1-10500

10500 now

therfore n=0

cash flow=10500

r=8%

pv=10500/(1+0.08)0=10500

case 2-5000 a year for nine years

cashflow=5000

n=1 to 9

r=8%

pv=(5000/(1+0.08)1) + (5000/(1+0.08)2) + (5000/(1+0.08)3) + (5000/(1+0.08)4) + (5000/(1+0.08)5) + (5000/(1+0.08)6) + (5000/(1+0.08)7) + (5000/(1+0.08)8) + (5000/(1+0.08)9)

pv=4629.63+4286.69+3969.16+3675.14+3402.91+3150.84+2917.45+2701.34+2501.24 =31234.40

case 3- 61000 at the end of nine years

n=9

r=8%

cashflow=61000

pv=61000/(1+0.08)9=30515.18

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