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You expect that you will need to replace your furnace in 4 years at a cost of $15,067. How
much must you save today in an account that pays 3.18% APR (compounded monthly) to exactly pay the $15,067 in 4 years?
Present Value:
Present value is current value of Future cash flows discounted at specified discount Rate.
PV = FV / (1+r)^n
Where r is Int rate per period
n - No. of periods
Particulars | Amount |
Future Value | $ 15,067.00 |
Int Rate | 0.2650% |
Periods | 48 |
Present Value = Future Value / ( 1 + r )^n
= $ 15067 / ( 1 + 0.0027 ) ^ 48
= $ 15067 / ( 1.0027 ) ^ 48
= $ 15067 / 1.1355
= $ 13269.59
Amount Required today is $ 13269.59