QUESTION
Relationship between future value and present valueMixed stream Using the information in the accompanying table, answer the questions that follow.Year (t)Cash flow1$ 800290031,00041,50052,000a. Determine the present value of the mixed stream of cash flows using a 5% discount rate.b. How much would you be willing to pay for an opportunity to buy this stream, assuming that you can at best earn 5% on your investments?c. What effect, if any, would a 7% rather than a 5% opportunity cost have on your analysis? (Explain verbally.)
ANSWER (A) 5% PV OF CASH FLOWS year PV factor @ 1 800 0.952381 761.9048 2 900 0.907029 816.3265 3 1000 0.863838 863.8376 4 1500 0.822702 1234.054 5 2000 0.783526 1567.052 TOTAL 5243.175 (b) Maximum that can be paid with 5% rate is 5243
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