Principles of Finance 6e Chapter 9
9-43 Information given:
2. When she retires, Janet wants to take a trip around the world at a cost of $120,000.
The cash flow time line for Janet is:
25 26 27 28 65 66 67 84 85 Janet’s age
0 1 2 3 20 Payments
0 1 2 19 20 Withdrawals
-PMT -PMT -PMT -PMT
120,000 Trip cost
70,000 70,000 70,000 Ret. inc.
So, at retirement, including the cost of the trip around the world, Janet needs a total of
$992,355 = $872,355 + $120,000. Thus, the cash flow time line for Janet today, when she is
planning her retirement and wants to determine the amount she needs to contribute to the
retirement fund, is as follows:
The cash flow time line for Janet is:
25 26 27 28 63 64 65 Janet’s age
0 1 2 3 18 19 20 Payments to retirement fund
-PMT -PMT –PMT -PMT -PMT -PMT