A rich relative has bequeathed you a growing perpetuity. The first payment will occur in one year and will be $2,000. Each year after that, you will receive a payment on the anniversary of the last payment that is 8% larger than the last payment. This pattern of payments will go on forever. If the interest rate is 15% per year, a. What is today's value of the bequest? b. What is the value of the bequest immediately after the first payment is made? a. What is today's value of the bequest? Today's value of the bequest is $ (Round to the nearest dollar.) b. What is the value of the bequest immediately after the first payment is made? The value of the bequest immediately after the first payment is made is $ (Round to the nearest dollar.)
A rich relative has bequeathed you a growing perpetuity. The first payment will occur in one year and will be $2,000. Each year after that, you will receive a payment on the anniversary of the last payment that is 8% larger than the last payment. This pattern of payments will go on forever. If the interest rate is 15% per year, a. What is today's value of the bequest? b. What is the value of the bequest immediately after the first payment is made? a. What is today's value of the bequest? Today's value of the bequest is $ (Round to the nearest dollar.) b. What is the value of the bequest immediately after the first payment is made? The value of the bequest immediately after the first payment is made is $ (Round to the nearest dollar.)
Chapter4: Time Value Of Money
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Problem 34P
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Growing perpetuity: These are the cashflows that grow forever and doesn't remain fixed. They keep going at a constant rate and received after a particular time period.
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