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If $60,000 is paid at the end of each year for 13 years, calculate the equivalent single payment now (P) if interest is 9% pa effective. Give your answer in dollars and cents to the nearest cent.
| Given: | Years | Discouting factor | ||||
| Annual amount= | $60,000 | 1 | 0.9174 | (1/1.09)^1 | ||
| Equivalent single payment= 60000*7.4869 | 2 | 0.8417 | (1/1.09)^2 | |||
| = | 449,214 | 3 | 0.7722 | (1/1.09)^3 | ||
| 4 | 0.7084 | (1/1.09)^4 | ||||
| 5 | 0.6499 | (1/1.09)^5 | ||||
| 6 | 0.5963 | (1/1.09)^6 | ||||
| 7 | 0.5470 | (1/1.09)^7 | ||||
| 8 | 0.5019 | (1/1.09)^8 | ||||
| 9 | 0.4604 | (1/1.09)^9 | ||||
| 10 | 0.4224 | (1/1.09)^10 | ||||
| 11 | 0.3875 | (1/1.09)^11 | ||||
| 12 | 0.3555 | (1/1.09)^12 | ||||
| 13 | 0.3262 | (1/1.09)^13 | ||||
| Annuity factor | 7.4869 |