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How much would an investor have to set aside today in order to have $25,000 ten years from now if the current rate is 12%?
| Amount set aside | FV×(1÷(1+r)^n) | |
| Here, | ||
| A | rate per annum | 12.00% |
| B | Number of years | 10 |
| C | Number of compoundings per per annum | 1 |
| A÷C | rate per period ( r) | 12.00% |
| B×C | Number of periods (n) | 10 |
| Future value (FV) | 25,000 | |
| Amount set aside | 8,049.33 | |
| 25000×(1÷(1+12%)^10) |