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What is the value today of $1,200 per year, at a discount rate of 8 percent,...

What is the value today of $1,200 per year, at a discount rate of 8 percent, if the first payment is received 6 years from now and the last payment is received 29 years from today?

A. 8598.84

B.8426.86

C. 2795.65

D. 8470.04

E. 12734.51

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Answer #1

Present value=Cash flows*Present value of discounting factor(rate%,time period)

=1200/1.08^6+1200/1.08^7+..............+1200/1.08^29

=1200[1/1.08^6+1/1.08^7+................+1/1.08^29]

=1200*7.165695973

which is equal to

=$8598.84(Approx).

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