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You inherited money from a deceased relative. You are entitled to receive $1,463 every quarter for the next ten years. If you could invest right now, you would be able to earn 5%, compounded quarterly. How much is this inheritance worth to you?
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| Quarter | Amount | Discounting Factor @1.25% | Discounted Values | |||||
| 1 | 1463 | 0.988 | 1444.94 | Annual Interest rate = 5% hence the Quarterly Interest rate = 5%/4 = 1.25% per Quarter | ||||
| 2 | 1463 | 0.975 | 1427.10 | |||||
| 3 | 1463 | 0.963 | 1409.48 | |||||
| 4 | 1463 | 0.952 | 1392.08 | |||||
| 5 | 1463 | 0.940 | 1374.89 | 10 Years = 40 Quarters | ||||
| 6 | 1463 | 0.928 | 1357.92 | |||||
| 7 | 1463 | 0.917 | 1341.16 | |||||
| 8 | 1463 | 0.905 | 1324.60 | |||||
| 9 | 1463 | 0.894 | 1308.24 | |||||
| 10 | 1463 | 0.883 | 1292.09 | |||||
| 11 | 1463 | 0.872 | 1276.14 | |||||
| 12 | 1463 | 0.862 | 1260.39 | |||||
| 13 | 1463 | 0.851 | 1244.83 | |||||
| 14 | 1463 | 0.840 | 1229.46 | |||||
| 15 | 1463 | 0.830 | 1214.28 | |||||
| 16 | 1463 | 0.820 | 1199.29 | |||||
| 17 | 1463 | 0.810 | 1184.48 | |||||
| 18 | 1463 | 0.800 | 1169.86 | |||||
| 19 | 1463 | 0.790 | 1155.42 | |||||
| 20 | 1463 | 0.780 | 1141.15 | |||||
| 21 | 1463 | 0.770 | 1127.06 | |||||
| 22 | 1463 | 0.761 | 1113.15 | |||||
| 23 | 1463 | 0.751 | 1099.41 | |||||
| 24 | 1463 | 0.742 | 1085.83 | |||||
| 25 | 1463 | 0.733 | 1072.43 | |||||
| 26 | 1463 | 0.724 | 1059.19 | |||||
| 27 | 1463 | 0.715 | 1046.11 | |||||
| 28 | 1463 | 0.706 | 1033.20 | |||||
| 29 | 1463 | 0.697 | 1020.44 | |||||
| 30 | 1463 | 0.689 | 1007.84 | |||||
| 31 | 1463 | 0.680 | 995.40 | |||||
| 32 | 1463 | 0.672 | 983.11 | |||||
| 33 | 1463 | 0.664 | 970.98 | |||||
| 34 | 1463 | 0.655 | 958.99 | |||||
| 35 | 1463 | 0.647 | 947.15 | |||||
| 36 | 1463 | 0.639 | 935.46 | |||||
| 37 | 1463 | 0.632 | 923.91 | |||||
| 38 | 1463 | 0.624 | 912.50 | |||||
| 39 | 1463 | 0.616 | 901.24 | < |