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Find the present value of $80,000 due in 6 years at the given

rate of interest. (Round your answers to the nearest cent.)
(a) 6%/year compounded monthly
(b) 7%/year compounded daily

User Arti Berde
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Final answer:

The present value of $80,000 due in 6 years at different interest rates is $62,438.07 for 6% compounded monthly and $61,707.19 for 7% compounded daily.

Step-by-step explanation:

To find the present value of $80,000 due in 6 years at different interest rates, we can use the present value formula:

Present Value = Future Value / (1 + Interest Rate / Frequency)^(Time * Frequency)

To find the present value (PV) of a future amount, you can use the present value formula:

=

(

1

+

/

)

PV=

(1+r/n)

nt

FV

where:

FV is the future value (in this case, $80,000),

r is the annual interest rate (as a decimal),

n is the number of times interest is compounded per year, and

t is the number of years.

(a) For 6% interest rate compounded monthly:

Present Value = $80,000 / (1 + 0.06/12)^(6 * 12) = $62,438.07

(b) For 7% interest rate compounded daily:

Present Value = $80,000 / (1 + 0.07/365)^(6 * 365) = $61,707.19

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