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A perpetuity will make its first annual payment of $1,000 in five years time. Calculate the...

A perpetuity will make its first annual payment of $1,000 in five years time. Calculate the present value of this perpetuity using a 12% p.a. discount rate.

$4,728.56

$5,295.98

$8,333.33

$11,000.00

Cannot be calculated because you cannot sum an infinite number of present values.

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Answer #1

Value of perpetuity received at end of year 5 = $1000 / 0.12

= $8,333.33

present value of perpetuity = $8,333.33 / (1.12)5

present value of perpetuity = $4,728.56

Option '1' is correct

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