Then find the present value of the deferred annuity.
Appendix D will give a factor for a seven period annuity (4th
year through the 10th year) at a discount rate of 9 percent. The
value of the annuity at the beginning of the fourth year is:
A IFA
PV A PV (9%,7 periods)
$5,000 5.033 $25,165
= ´
= ´ =
This value at the beginning of year 4 (end of year 3) must now be
discounted back for three years to get the present value of the
deferred annuity. Use Appendix B.
IF
PV FV PV (9%,3periods)
$25,165 .772 $19.427.38
= ´
= ´ =
Finally, find the total present value of all future payments.
Present value of first three payments $ 8,225.00
39. Bridget Jones has a contract in which she will receive the following payments for the next
five years: $1,000, $2,000, $3,000, $4,000, and $5,000. She will then receive an annuity
of $8,500 a year from the end of the 6th through the end of the 15th year. The appropriate
discount rate is 14 percent. If she is offered $30,000 to cancel the contract, should she do it?