In: Economics
You expect to receive $10,000 as a bonus after 6 years. You have calculated the present value of this bonus and the answer is $7000. What interest rate did you use in your calculation... approximately?
P = 7000, F = 10000, t = 6 yrs
F = P *(1+i)^t
10000 = 7000 * (1+i)^6
(1+i)^6 = 10000 / 7000 = 1.42857
1+i = 1.42857 ^ (1/6) = 1.061248
i = 1.061248 - 1 = 0.061248 ~ 6.12%