PROBLEM 5.28
a SOLUTION USING INDIVIDUAL CASH FLOWS AND F|P FACTORS
5.00%
EOY CF (F|P i%,n-t) FW OF CF
10 $1,000.00 1.47746 $1,477.46
11 $1,000.00 1.40710 $1,407.10
12 $2,000.00 1.34010 $2,680.19
13 $1,500.00 1.27628 $1,914.42
14 -$1,500.00 1.21551 -$1,823.26
15 $3,000.00 1.15763 $3,472.88
16 $2,500.00 1.10250 $2,756.25
17 $2,000.00 1.05000 $2,100.00
18 $2,000.00 1.00000 $2,000.00
$15,985.04 <– FW
DUE TO THE NON-UNIFORM NATURE OF THE NET CF SERIES, EXCEL’S FV FUNCTION
IS NOT USED TO COMPUTE FW DIRECTLY.
SOLUTION USING EXCEL’S NPV AND FV FUNCTIONS
FW = $15,985.04 =FV(5%,9,,-NPV(5%,C6:C14))
DUE TO THE NON-UNIFORM NATURE OF THE NET CF SERIES, THE FACTOR TABLES
ARE NOT USED TO COMPUTE FW.
b A = $15,985(A|F 5%,9) = $15,985(0.09069) = $1,449.68