Chapter 28
Time Value of Money
ANSWERS TO END-OF-CHAPTER QUESTIONS
28-1 a. PV (present value) is the value today of a future payment, or stream of payments,
discounted at the appropriate rate of interest. PV is also the beginning amount that will
grow to some future value. The parameter i is the periodic interest rate that an account
b. The opportunity cost rate (i) of an investment is the rate of return available on the best
alternative investment of similar risk.
c. An annuity is a series of payments of a fixed amount for a specified number of periods.
A single sum, or lump sum payment, as opposed to an annuity, consists of one payment
d. An ordinary annuity has payments occurring at the end of each period. A deferred
annuity is just another name for an ordinary annuity. An annuity due has payments
occurring at the beginning of each period. Most financial calculators will accommodate
either type of annuity. The payment period must be equal to the compounding period.
Answers and Solutions: 28 -1