Solutions Manual
CHAPTER 10
THE TIME VALUE OF MONEY
SUGGESTED ANSWERS TO THE REVIEW QUESTIONS AND PROBLEMS
I. Questions
1. The future value represents the expected worth of a single amount,
whereas the present value represents the current worth.
FVn = PV (1 + i) n - Future Value
PV = FVn 1 - Present Value
(1 + i) n
2. The present value of a single amount is the discounted value for one
future payment, whereas the present value of an annuity represents the
discounted value of a series of consecutive payments of equal amount.
3. Money has a time value because funds received today can be reinvested
to reach a greater value in the future. A person would rather receive 1
today than 1 in ten years, because a peso invested today, invested at 6
percent is worth 1.791 after ten years.
4. Inflation makes a peso today worth more than a peso in the future.
Because inflation tends to erode the purchasing power of money, funds
received today will be worth more than the same amount received in the
future.
5. The greater the number of compounding periods, the larger the future
value. The investor should choose daily compounding over monthly or
quarterly.
6. Different financial applications of the time value of money are:
a) Equipment purchase or new product decision.
b) Present value of a contract providing future payments.
c) Future worth of an investment.
d) Regular payment necessary to provide a future sum.
e) Regular payment necessary to amortize a loan.
II. Problems
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Problem 1 (Use Table 2)
PV = FVn (PVIFi,n)
a) 8,000 x .558 = 4,464
b) 16,000 x .567 = 9,072
c) 25,000 x .315 = 7,875
d) 1,000 x .001 = 1
Problem 2 (Use Table 1)
FVn = PV (FVIFi,n)
a) 12,000 x 1.501 = 18,012
b) 12,000 x 5.474 = 65,688
c) 12,000 x 10.835 = 130,020
d) 12,000 x 11.467 = 137,604 (5%, 50 periods)
Problem 3 (Use Table 2 and Table 4)
PV = FVn (PVIFi,n)
a) 12,000 x .507 = 6,084
b) 15,000 x .315 = 4,725
PVOA n = A (PVIFA i,n)
c) 5,000 x 6.710 = 33,550
d) 40,000 x 17.159 = 686,360
Problem 4 (Use Table 3)
FVOAn = A (FVIFAi,n)
a) 8,000 x 9.20 = 73,600
b) 8,000 x 581.83 = 4,654,640
Problem 5 (Use Table 4)
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PVOA n = A (PVIFA i,n)
PVOA 14 = (6,500) x (8.244) = 53,586
Problem 6 (Use Table 2)
PV = FVn (PVIFi,n)
= (30,000) x (.593) = 17,790
Problem 7 (Use Table 4 and Table 2)
a. PVOA n = A (PVIFA i,n)
= (45,000) x (6.145) = 276,525
b. PV = FVn (PVIFi,n)
= (276,525) x (.826) = 228,410
Problem 8 (Use Table 2 and Table 3)
a. PV = FVn (PVIFi,n)
= (23,956) x (.544) = 13,032.06
b. A = FVOAn FVIFAi,n
= 23,956 11.978 = 2,000
Problem 9 (Use Table 3)
FVOAn = A (FVIFAi,n)
= (1,500) x (13.181) = 19,771.50
Problem 10 (Use Table 1)
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If the sum is doubling, then the tabular value must equal to 2. In Table 1,
looking down the 8% column, we find the factor closest to 2 (1.999) on the
9-year row. The factor closest to 3 (2.937) is on the 14-year row.
Problem 11 (Use Table 2)
PV = FVn (PVIFi,n)
a) PV = (5,000) (PVIF0.05,4) = (5,000) (0.823) = 4,115
b) PV = (5,000) (PVIF0.10,4) = (5,000) (0.683) = 3,415
c) PV = (5,000) (PVIF0.15,4) = (5,000) (0.572) = 2,860
Problem 12 (Use Table 2)
PV = FVn (PVIFi,n)
a) PV1 = (5,000) (PVIF0.20,1) = (5,000) (0.833) = 4,165.00
b) PV2 = (6,000) (PVIF0.20,2) = (6,000) (0.694) = 4,164.00
c) PV3 = (7,500) (PVIF0.20,3) = (7,500) (0.579) = 4,342.50
d) PV4 = (7,500) (PVIF0.20,4) = (7,500) (0.482) = 3,615.00
e) PV5 = (9,500) (PVIF0.20,5) = (9,500) (0.402) = 3,819.00
Total Present Value = 20,105.50
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Problem 13 (Use Table 4)
Rewrite the Equation PVOA n = A (PVIFA i,n) to solve for the interest rate.
Dividing both sides of the equation by A gives a new equation: PVIFA i,n =
PVOA n A. Now, solve the new equation as follows:
PVIFA i,6 = 20,000 5,142.71 = 3.889
Look up PVIFA of 3.889 for six years in Table 4 and the result is an interest
rate of 14 percent.
Problem 14 (Use the Equation: PV of a perpetuity = A i)
a) PV of a perpetuity = 500 0.05 = 10,000
b) PV of a perpetuity = 500 0.10 = 5,000
Problem 15 (Use Table 1)
The ending amount of 2,839 is divided by the beginning amount of 1,000
to produce a FVIF for ten years.
FVIFi,n = FVn PV
FVIFi,10 = 2,839 1,000 = 2.839
Look up the value of i for an FVIF of 2.839 in Table 1 for ten years and the
result is an annual compound growth rate of 11 percent.
III. Multiple Choice Questions
1. C 6. B 11. A
2. C 7. C 12. D
3. C 8. A 13. B
4. C 9. B 14. A
5. D 10. D 15. A
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