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You are offered an annuity that will pay you $10,000 at the end of each year for 20 years, with the first payment being in 10 years from today. If the interest rate is 12% annually, what is the annuity worth to you today?
PV of Annuity:
Annuity is series of cash flows that are deposited at regular
intervals for specific period of time. Here cash flows are happened
at the end of the period. PV of annuity is current value of cash
flows to be received at regular intervals discounted at specified
int rate or discount rate to current date.
PV of Annuity = Cash Flow * [ 1 - [(1+r)^-n]] /r
r - Int rate per period
n - No. of periods
PV of Annuity after 9 Years:
Particulars | Amount |
Cash Flow | $ 10,000.00 |
Int Rate | 12.0000% |
Periods | 20 |
PV of Annuity = Cash Flow * [ 1 - [(1+r)^-n]] /r
= $ 10000 * [ 1 - [(1+0.12)^-20]] /0.12
= $ 10000 * [ 1 - [(1.12)^-20]] /0.12
= $ 10000 * [ 1 - [0.1037]] /0.12
= $ 10000 * [0.8963]] /0.12
= $ 74694.44
PV Today:
Particulars | Amount |
Future Value | $ 74,694.44 |
Int Rate | 12.0000% |
Periods | 9 |
Present Value = Future Value / ( 1 + r )^n
= $ 74694.44 / ( 1 + 0.12 ) ^ 9
= $ 74694.44 / ( 1.12 ) ^ 9
= $ 74694.44 / 2.7731
= $ 26935.56
Present Value of Annuity Today is $ 26935.56