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Boris and Bela pay Art the Artist $100 at the beginning of each
month for 3 years to buy an oil painting of Bozo the Clown. What is
the value of the painting, now, for insurance purposes? The value
is _________________
rate is 12% per annum compounded monthly
| Present Value Of An Annuity Due |
| =C + C*[1-(1+i)^-(n-1)]/i] |
| Where, |
| C= Cash Flow per period |
| i = interest rate per period =12%/12 =1% |
| n=number of period =12*3 =36 |
| = $100+100[ 1-(1+0.01)^-(36-1) /0.01] |
| = $100+100[ 1-(1.01)^-35 /0.01] |
| = $100+100[ (0.2941) ] /0.01 |
| = $3040.86 |