Question

You are valuing an investment that will pay you $19,000 the first year, $21,000 the second year, $24,000 the third year, $26,000 the fourth year, $30,000 the fifth year, and $36,000 the sixth year (all payments are at the end of each year). What is the value of the investment to you now if the appropriate annual discount rate is 11.00%?

Answer 1

Year	Cash inflow (a)	Discounting factor @ 11% (b)	Present value ( a*b )
1	$19,000	0.901	$17,119
2	$21,000	0.812	$17,052
3	$24,000	0.731	$17,544
4	$26,000	0.659	$17,134
5	$30,000	0.594	$17,820
6	$36,000	0.535	$19,260
Total			$105,929

So, the investment value at present is $105,929.