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a financial company advertised on television that they will pay you $50000 now in exchange for annual payments of $10000 that you are expected to receive for a legal settlement over the next 8 years. you estimate the time value of money at 12 percent.
| PV of $10,000 payments | P×[1-(1÷(1+r)^n)]÷r | |
| Here, | ||
| 1 | Interest rate per annum | 12.00% | 
| 2 | Number of years | 8 | 
| 3 | Number of compoundings per per annum | 1 | 
| 4 = 1÷3 | Interest rate per period ( r) | 12.00% | 
| 5 = 2×3 | Number of periods (n) | 8 | 
| Payment per period (P) | $ 10,000 | |
| PV of $10,000 payments | $ 49,676.40 | |
| 10000*[1-(1/(1+12%)^8]/12% | 
Finance company offer should be accepted.