APPENDIX C
PRESENT AND FUTURE VALUE CONCEPTS
Student Learning Objectives and Related Assignment Materials
Student Learning
Objectives
Mini-Exercises
Exercises
Coached Problem
Problems
(Groups
A & B)
Not applicable
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7,
8, 9, 10, 11, 12
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
1, 2, 3, 4
A1, A2, A3, A4,
B1, B2, B3, B4
Overview
This appendix explains the time value of money concept, demonstrates present and future value
computations using tables, Excel, and a financial calculator app, and applies present value computations
to three common accounting settings.
Synopsis of Chapter Revisions
Reduced emphasis on tables and greater emphasis on Excel
New introduction of online and mobile apps to compute present and future values (includes bond
pricing and market interest rate computations)
Significantly enhanced the quantity and quality of end-of-chapter material, with greater emphasis on
Excel and financial calculator app
Appendix Outline
Teaching Notes
I. Present and Future Value Concepts
A. The concepts of present value (PV) and future value (FV) are
based on the time value of money.
B. The time value of money is the idea that, quite simply,
money received today is worth more than money to be
received one year from today (or at any other future date),
because it can be used to earn interest.
II. Future Value of a Single Amount
A. Future valueHow much money you will have in the
future as a result of investing a certain amount in the present.
B. To solve future value problems, you need to know:
1. Amount to be invested.
2. Interest rate (i) the amount will earn.
3. Number of periods (n) in which the amount will earn
interest.
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C. Future value concept is based on compound interest, which
means that the amount of interest for each period is
calculated using the principal amount plus any interest not
paid out in prior periods.
D. Example: On January 1, 2016, you deposit $1,000 in a
savings account at 10% annual interest, compounded
annually. What will the savings account balance be at
December 31, 2018?
E. Use one of the following approaches:
1. TableReferring to Table C.1, Future Value of $1, use
the interest rate (I = 10%) and number of periods (n = 3)
to determine the value of 1.33100, and multiply by
$1,000 to get the future value of $1,331.
2. ExcelEnter the following: =FV(i, n, FV pmt, PV) in
any cell; replace the i with the interest rate (expressed as a
decimal), n with the number of interest periods, FV pmt
with the number 0, and PV with the amount invested
today (expressed as a negative number with no commas)
to get =FV(0.10, 3, 0, -1000), click “Enter,” and the Excel
cell will show $1,331.00.
3. Financial calculator appUsing the free TMV app made
by Bishinew Inc., leave the “Mode” selection at its
default (End), enter the present value invested today as a
negative number, enter the number 0 in the payment field,
leave the Future Value field blank, enter the annual
interest rate as a whole number, enter the number of
interest periods, select the applicable compounding
frequency (annually), click the FV button to the right of
that empty field, and the future value (1,331.00) will
appear in the Future Value field.
Appendix Outline
Teaching Notes
III. Present Value of a Single Amount
A. The present value of a single amount is the worth to you
today of receiving that amount sometime in the future.
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B. Example: On January 1, 2016, you have the opportunity to
invest in a financial instrument that would pay you $1,000 in
3 years. At an interest rate of 10% per year, how much is the
$1,000 payment worth to you on January 1, 2016?
C. Use one of the following approaches:
1. TableReferring to Table C.2, Present Value of $1, use
the interest rate (I = 10%) and number of periods (n = 3)
to determine the value of 0.75131, and multiply by
$1,000 to get the present value of $751.31.
2. ExcelEnter the following: =PV(i, n, PV pmt, FV) in
any cell; replace the i with the interest rate (expressed as a
decimal), n with the number of interest periods, PV pmt
with the number 0, and FV with the amount to be
received in the future (expressed as a negative number
with no commas) to get =PV(0.10, 3, 0, -1000), click
“Enter,” and the Excel cell will show $751.31.
3 Financial calculator appUsing the TMV app, leave the
“Mode” selection at its default (End), leave the Present
Value field blank, enter the number 0 in the Payment
field, enter the Future Value as a negative number, enter
the annual interest rate as a whole number, enter the
number of interest periods, and select the compounding
frequency (annually), click the PV button to the right of
that empty field, and (751.31) will appear in the Present
Value field.
IV. Future Value of an Annuity
A AnnuityA series of consecutive payments characterized
by:
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1. An equal dollar amount each interest period.
2. Interest periods of equal length.
3. An equal interest rate each interest period.
B. Example: At the end of each year for three years, you deposit
$1,000 in a savings account at an interest rate of 10% per
year. You make the first payment on December 31, 2016.
How much is the $1,000 payment worth to you on December
31, 2018?
Note that the third payment
earns no interest because it
was made on the day the
account balance is computed.
C. Use one of the following approaches:
1. TableRefer to Table C.3, Future Value of an Annuity
of $1. Using the interest rate (I = 10%) and number of
periods (n = 3), determine the value of 3.31000, and
multiply it by $1,000 to get the future value of $3,310.
Appendix Outline
Teaching Notes
2. ExcelEnter the following: =FV(i, n, PV pmt, FV) in
any cell; replace the i with the interest rate (expressed as a
decimal), n with the number of interest periods, PV pmt
with the amount of the annuity payment (expressed as a
negative number with no commas), and PV as the number
0 to get =FV(0.10, 3, -1000,0), click “Enter,” and the
Excel cell will show $3,310.00.
3 Financial calculator appUsing the TMV app, leave the
“Mode” selection at its default (End), enter the number 0
in the Present Value field, enter the annuity amount in the
Payment field (as a negative number), leave the Future
Value field blank, enter the annual interest rate as a whole
number, enter the number of interest periods, select the
compounding frequency (annually), click the FV button
to the right of that empty field, and the future value
(3,310.00) will appear in the Future Value field.
V. Present Value of an Annuity
A. Example: You receive $1,000 cash on each December 31,
2016, 2017, and 2018. How much would the sum of these
three $1,000 future amounts be worth on January 1, 2016,
assuming an interest rate of 10% per year?
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B. Use one of the following approaches:
1. TableRefer to Table C.4, Present Value of an Annuity
of $1. Using the interest rate (I = 10%) and number of
periods (n = 3), determine the value of 2.48685 and
multiply it by $1,000 to get the present value of
$2,486.85.
2. ExcelEnter the following: =PV(i, n, FV pmt) in any
cell; replace the i with the interest rate (expressed as a
decimal), n with the number of interest periods, and PV
pmt with the amount of the annuity payment (expressed
as a negative number with no commas) to get =PV(0.10,
3, 1000), click “Enter,” and the Excel cell will show
$2,486.85.
3. Financial calculator appUsing the TMV app, leave the
“Mode” selection at its default (End), leave the Present
Value field blank, enter the annuity amount in the
Payment field (as a negative number), enter the number 0
in the Future Value field, enter the annual interest rate as
a whole number, enter the number of interest periods,
select annual compounding, click the PV button to the
right of that empty field, and the present value (2,486.85)
will appear in the Present Value field.
Appendix Outline
Teaching Notes
VI. Interest Rates and Interest Periods
A. When interest periods are less than a year, the values of n
and i must be restated to be consistent with the length of the
interest period.
B. Example: 12% interest compounded annually for 5 years
requires the use of n = 5 and i = 12%. If the compounding is
quarterly, however, the interest period is one quarter of a
year (four periods per year), and the quarterly interest rate is
one quarter of the annual rate (3% per quarter). Therefore,
12% compounded quarterly for 5 years requires use of n = 20
and i = 3%.
VII. Accounting Applications of Present Values
A. Case APresent Value of a Single Amount
B. Case BPresent Value of an Annuity
C. Case CPresent Value of a Single Amount and an Annuity
(Bond Pricing)
Supplemental Enrichment Activity
Note: This activity would be suitable for individual or group activities.
1. Handout C1
Use Handout C1 for an in-class activity designed to review present and future value concepts.
Solution: The solution follows the handout master.
HANDOUT C1
PRESENT AND FUTURE VALUES
All interest rates are annual. Round each answer to the nearest cent.
1. What is the future value of $12,000 after ten years, assuming 9% interest?
2. What is the future value of $7,500 after five years, assuming 12% interest?
3. What is the present value of $3,000 received 5 years from now, assuming 20% interest?
4. What is the present value of $3,000 received 5 years from now, assuming 5% interest, compounded
quarterly?
5. What is the future value of an annuity of $12,000 after ten years, assuming 9% interest?
6. What is the future value of an annuity of $7,500 after five years, assuming 12% interest?
7. What is the present value of a $50,000 annuity received over 20 years, assuming 9% interest?
8. What is the present value of a $4,000 annuity received over 5 years, assuming 20% interest?
HANDOUT C1 SOLUTION
PRESENT AND FUTURE VALUES
All interest rates are annual. Round each answer to the nearest cent.
1. What is the future value of $12,000 after ten years, assuming 9% interest?
n = 10; i = 9%; Payments = $12,000 each
Future value of $1 factor from Table C.1 = 2.36736
2.36736 × $12,000 = $28,408.32
2. What is the future value of $7,500 after five years, assuming 12% interest?
n = 5; i = 12%; Payments = $7,500 each
Future value factor of $1 from Table C.1 = 1.76234
1.76234 × $7,500 = $13,217.55
3. What is the present value of $3,000 received 5 years from now, assuming 20% interest?
n =5; i = 20%; Present Value = $3,000
Present value factor of $1 from Table C.2 = 0.40188
0.40188 × $3,000 = $1,205.64
4. What is the present value of $3,000 received 5 years from now, assuming 5% interest, compounded
quarterly?
n =20 (or 5 years × 4 payment periods per year); i = 5%; Future Value = $3,000
Present value factor of $1 from Table C.2 = 0.37689
0.37689 × $3,000 = $1,130.67
5. What is the future value of an annuity of $12,000 after ten years, assuming 9% interest?
n =10; i = 9%; Payments = $12,000 each
Future value of annuity of $1 factor from Table C.3 = 15.19293
15.19293 × $12,000 = $182,315.16
6. What is the future value of an annuity of $7,500 after five years, assuming 12% interest?
n =5; i = 12%; Payments = $7,500 each
Future value factor of annuity of $1 from Table C.3 = 6.35285
6.35285 × $7,500 = $47,646.38
7. What is the present value of a $50,000 annuity received over 20 years, assuming 9% interest?
n =20; i = 9%; Payments = $50,000 each
Present value factor of annuity of $1 from Table C.4 = 9.12855
9.12855 × $50,000 = $456,427.50
8. What is the present value of a $4,000 annuity received over 5 years, assuming 20% interest?
n =5; i = 20%; Payments = $4,000 each
Present value factor of annuity of $1 from Table C.4 = 2.99061
2.99061 × $4,000 = $11,962.44