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An insurance company is offering a new policy to its customers. Typically, the policy is bought by a parent or grandparent for a child at the child’s birth. The details of the policy are as follows: The purchaser (say, the parent) makes the following six payments to the insurance company: |
First birthday: | $ | 870 |
Second birthday: | $ | 870 |
Third birthday: | $ | 970 |
Fourth birthday: | $ | 970 |
Fifth birthday: | $ | 1,070 |
Sixth birthday: | $ | 1,070 |
After the child’s sixth birthday, no more payments are made. When the child reaches age 65, he or she receives $400,000. |
If the relevant interest rate is 11 percent for the first six years and 7 percent for all subsequent years, what is the value of the policy at the child's 65th birthday? (Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answer to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.) |
First we need to calculate values for 6 years as after year 6 the interest rate changes:
Year | Cash Flow (1) | Future Value Factor @11% (2) | Future Value of Cash Flows (1) * (2) |
1 | 870 | (1.11)^5 | 1466.000595 |
2 | 870 | (1.11)^4 | 1320.721257 |
3 | 970 | (1.11)^3 | 1326.60207 |
4 | 970 | (1.11)^2 | 1195.137 |
5 | 1070 | (1.11)^1 | 1187.7 |
6 | 1070 | (1.11)^0 | 1070 |
Total | 7566.160922 |
Now we will calculate future Value for remaining 59 years (65 - 6)
Future Value of the policy at the child's 65th birthday = 7566.160922 * (1.07)^59
= 7566.160922 * 54.1555391
= 409,749.52