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You are thinking about buying a piece of art that costs $50,000. The art dealer is proposing the following? deal: He will lend you the? money, and you will repay the loan by making the same payment every two years for the next 10 years? (i.e., a total of 5 ?payments). If the interest rate is 7% per? year, how much will you have to pay every two? years?
Suppose payment of every 2 year is "x" | |||||||||
As per question, | |||||||||
Present Value of every 2 year's payment will be equal to cost of piece of art. | |||||||||
Year | Cash flows | Discount factor | Present Value | ||||||
a | b | c=1.07^-a | b*c | ||||||
2 | x | 0.873 | 0.873 | x | |||||
4 | x | 0.763 | 0.763 | x | |||||
6 | x | 0.666 | 0.666 | x | |||||
8 | x | 0.582 | 0.582 | x | |||||
10 | x | 0.508 | 0.508 | x | |||||
Total | 3.393 | x | |||||||
Now, according to question, | |||||||||
Cost of piece of art | = | Present Value of every 2 years cash flow | |||||||
or, | |||||||||
$ 50,000 | = | 3.393 | x | ||||||
or, | |||||||||
x | = | $ 14,736.07 | |||||||
Thus, | |||||||||
Payment of every 2 years is | $ 14,736.07 | ||||||||