Answer:
The vale of X = $276.11 (to 2 decimal places)
Step-by-step explanation:
First of all, let us lay out the particulars for clarity.
pay at t 1 = $100
pay at t 2 = $500
pay at t 3 = $750
Amount investment was purchased for = $5,544.87
percentage return on investment = 9% = 0.09.
Next let us calculate amount earned as return on investment from percentage return;
amount earned from percentage;
= 9% of $5544.87 = 0.09 × 5544.87 = $499.0383
Next let us calculate the total expected return on investment after 20 years
= Amount invested + amount earned from percentage
= 5544.87 + 499.0383 = $6043.9083
Therefore, after 20 years, the invested is expected to yield $6043.9083.
Next let us add the total amount gotten after the first 3 years;
t1 + t2 + t3 = 100 + 500 +750 = $1,350
To get the total amount to be earned in the remaining 17 years, we will subtract the amount gotten after the first 3 years from the total amount expected;
= 6043.9083 - 1350 = $4693.9083
Hence in the next 17 years, the amount to be earned is $4693.9083.
X is the fixed cash flow at the end of each year for the remaining 17 years, so to calculate this, we divide the total amount earned in the 17 year period by 17.
∴ X = 4693.9083 ÷ 17 = $276.1123 = $276.11 ( to 2 decimal places)