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Consider the following? alternatives:
i.$110 received in one year ii.$230received in five years iii.$310received in 10 years
a. Rank the alternatives from most valuable to least valuable if the interest rate is 9% per year.
b. What is your ranking if the interest rate is 4% per? year?
c. What is your ranking if the interest rate is 13% per? year?
a. for interest rate 0f 9% per year
present value of 110 received in one year = 110/(1+0.09)^1 = 100.91
present value of 230 received in 5 year = 230/(1+0.09)^5 = 149.48
present value of 310 received in 10 year = 310/(1+0.09)^10 = 130.94
230 in 5 years is most valuable, followed by 310 in 10 years and at last 110 in one year
b. for interest rate 0f 4% per year
present value of 110 received in one year = 110/(1+0.04)^1 = 105.77
present value of 230 received in 5 year = 230/(1+0.09)^5 = 189.04
present value of 310 received in 10 year = 310/(1+0.09)^10 = 209.42
310 in 10 years is most valuable, followed by 230 in 5 years and at last 110 in one year
c. for interest rate 0f 13% per year
present value of 110 received in one year = 110/(1+0.13)^1 = 97.34
present value of 230 received in 5 year = 230/(1+0.09)^5 = 124.83
present value of 310 received in 10 year = 310/(1+0.09)^10 = 91.32
230 in 5 years is most valuable, followed by 110 in 1 year and at last 310 in 10 years