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Option 1 | |||||
$10 starting a year from now | |||||
Interest rate | 12.00% | ||||
PV of perpetuity | |||||
Coupon/interest Rate | |||||
10/0.12 | |||||
83.33 | |||||
PV of perpetuity of $ 83.33 | |||||
PVp/(1+r)t | |||||
PVp | Present Value of perpetuity of $10 | ||||
$83.33 | |||||
83.33/(1+0.12)1 | |||||
74.40 | |||||
Therefore the present value of this option is $74.40 | |||||
Option 2 | |||||
$1.5 per quarter increasing @1% per quarter | |||||
Quaterly Interest Rate | 12/4 | ||||
3.00% | |||||
Annuity Growth rate | 1.00% | ||||
PV of increasing annuity | Coupon payment/(interest rate - Growth Rate) | ||||
1.5/(0.03-0.01) | |||||
75 | |||||
PV of today | |||||
PV of perpetuity of $ 75 | PVp/(1+r)t | ||||
75/(1+0.03)1 | |||||
72.82 | |||||
Therefore the present value of this option is $72.82 | |||||
Thus the perpetuity of $10 per year one year from now should be preferred because its Present value is greater. |