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If I asked you to give me $100 today and promised to pay you $100 back...

If I asked you to give me $100 today and promised to pay you $100 back in a year, why wouldn’t’ you take me up on that offer? What would I have to offer you in addition to the $100 a year from now to get you to take that offer?
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I wouldn't agree on the offer to give $100 today and receive back $100 after 1 year. The reason is because $100 today is not the same value after 1 year. The time value of money kees changing over a period of time. We can earn interest on this $100 within this 1 year.

The prevailing interest rate in the market should be offered along with the $100 on return after 1 year to avail the offer. Otherwise the lender suffers the loss and the borrower gains out of it.

Ex: Assuming that the interest rate is 2% p.a. $102 should be returned back along with $2 as interest for the $100 principle amount.

Interest = 2% * 100 = $2

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