How much would you pay today for an asset that pays $1,000 per month, for 12 months, starting today if the interest rate is 4% APR (compounded monthly)

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asked Nov 20, 2021 182k views

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Mark Worth · Answer 1 · 2021-11-25T04:38:53+0000

Answer:

Step-by-step explanation:

Present value of Annuity will be used for this as the future payments are given after equal intervals.

PV of an Annuity = C x [ (1 – (1+i)^-n) / i ]

Where,

C is the cash flow per period

i is the rate of interest

n is the frequency of payments

add given Values in the formula:

$1,000 x [ (1 – (1+4%)^-12) / 0.04 ]= $9387.5 is the Answer