Chapter 4: Q.14 (page 134)
If the interest rate is 15%, what is the present value of a security that pays you \(1,100 next year, \)1,250 the year after, and $1,347 the year after that?
Short Answer
The present value is $2787.38
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Chapter 4: Q.14 (page 134)
If the interest rate is 15%, what is the present value of a security that pays you \(1,100 next year, \)1,250 the year after, and $1,347 the year after that?
The present value is $2787.38
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