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A company must repay the bank a single payment of $30,000 cash in 3 years for a loan it entered into. The loan is at 10% interest compounded annually. The present value factor for 3 years at 10% is 0.7513. The present value of the loan (rounded) is: |
Multiple Choice
-$27,000.
-$22,539.
-$39,000.
-$30,000.
-$21,000.
Let the present value is $100
1st year interest = $100 × 0.10 = $10
Amount begging of 2nd year = Present value + Interest = $100 + $10 = $110
2nd year interest = $110 × 0.10 = $11
Amount beginning of 3rd year = Amount begging of 2nd year + 2nd year interest
= $110 + $11
= $121
3rd year interest = $121 × 0.10 = $12.1
Amount ending of 3rd year = Amount beginning of 3rd year + 3rd year interest
= $121 + $12.10
= $133.10
This is equal to $30,000 (repayment amount).
Present value = Repayment amount × ($100 / $133.10)
= $30,000 × 0.7513
= $22,539
Answer: 2nd option