Question

36. Comparing Cash Flow Streams [LO1] You've just joined the investment banking firm of Dewey, Cheatum, and Howe. They've offered you two different salary arrangements. You can have $85,000 per year for the next two years, or you can have $74,000 per year for the next two years, along with a $20,000 signing bonus today. The bonus is paid immediately, and the salary is paid in equal amounts at the end of each month. If the interest rate is 7 percent compounded monthly, which do you prefer

Answer 1

the second option

Step-by-step explanation:

Present value is the sum of discounted cash flows

Present value can be calculated using a financial calculator

first option

Cash flow in year 1 and 2 - $85,000

1 = 7

PV = $153,681.54

Second option

Cash flow in year 0 = $20,000

Cash flow in year 1 and 2- $74,000

I = 7

PV = $153,793.34

the pv of the second payment is higher than the first so the seconf would be choosen

To find the PV using a financial calculator:

1. Input the cash flow values by pressing the CF button. After inputting the value, press enter and the arrow facing a downward direction.

2. after inputting all the cash flows, press the NPV button, input the value for I, press enter and the arrow facing a downward direction.

3. Press compute

153,681.54