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You have just won a lawsuit and, as part of the judgement, you will be receiving semi-annual payments of $25,000 over the next ten years. The first payment will occur six months from today. You plan on investing these payments and you expect to earn a return of 6% p.a. with the returns compounded monthly. The present value of this investment is closest to:
We can calculate the present value of investment by using present value (PV) of annuity formula in following manner
PV = PMT * [1-(1+i) ^-n)]/i
Where,
Present value (PV) =?
PMT = semi-annual payments = $25,000
n = N = number of payment = 2 *10 years = 20 semi-annual payments
i = I/Y = interest rate per year = 6%; therefore six-monthly interest rate= 6%/2 = 3%
Therefore,
PV = $25,000 * [1- (1+3%) ^-20]/3%
= $371,936.87
The present value of investment is $371,936.87