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An annuity-immediate with 20 annual payments starts with a
payment of 300 and each payment thereafter is 25 more than the
previous payment. The effective annual interest rate is 5%.
Calculate the present value. Be sure to include the appropriate
equation or expression of value that you use. Instead of a 20 year
annuity-immediate, it is a perpetuity. What would the present value
be in that case?
The formula used for a growing annuity is:
where, PMT is the payment per period, in this case, 300
r and g are the interest rate and growth rate respectively
n is the number of years/periods
g=2.5% (assuming a printing error as otherwise the calculation is mathematically not possible)
r=5%
PV=(300/(0.05-0.025)*[1-(1.025/1.05)20]= 4589.0723
Now, if it were a perpetuity, PV=PMT/(r-g)
So, PV=300/0.025= 12000