In: Finance
Twenty years from now, you would like to purchase a cottage located on the shores of your favourite lake. You expect that you will have $250,000 available at that time for this purchase. You could afford a home that is currently selling for ____ if the homes increase in value by 3% annually, but if the homes increase in value by 5% annually, you can only afford a home priced at _____ today.
| Present value of money: | = | FV/ (1+r) ^N | |||
| Input | |||||
| FV | Future value | FV= | $ 250,000 | ||
| I | Rate of inflation | r= | 3% | ||
| N | Number of years | N= | 20 | ||
| PV | Present value | = | 250000/ (1+0.03)^20 | ||
| PMT not applicable | = | $ 138,418.94 |
If inflation is 3% then home affordable value today is $138,418.94
| Present value of money: | = | FV/ (1+r) ^N | |||
| Input | |||||
| FV | Future value | FV= | $ 250,000 | ||
| I | Rate of inflation | r= | 5% | ||
| N | Number of years | N= | 20 | ||
| PV | Present value | = | 250000/ (1+0.05)^20 | ||
| PMT not applicable | = | $ 94,222.37 |
Answer is $94,222.37 when inflation is 5%