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Maybepay Life Insurance Co. is selling a perpetual contract that pays $3700/year. The contract currently sells for $191000. What is the rate of return on this investment? Enter answer as 4 decimals (e.g. 0.1234).
| Present value of a perpetuity = C/r | |||||
| We know that C = 3700 | |||||
| We know that the present value of perpetuity = 191000 | |||||
| 191000 = 3700/r | |||||
| where r is the rate of return on the perpetuity | |||||
| r = 3700/191000 | |||||
| r = .0194 | |||||
| The rate of return on the investment is .0194 | |||||