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Jakob Mecklenburg
on Nov 13, 2024
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The present value of $5,000 to be received in four years at a market rate of interest of 6% compounded annually is $3,636.30.
Present Value
The present-day valuation of coming monetary sums or cash flow sequences, upon applying a defined rate of return.
Compounded Annually
The process wherein the interest earned on an investment is added to the principal each year, and in the subsequent year, interest is earned on this new principal.
Market Rate
The prevailing price or interest rate available in the marketplace for goods, services, or securities at a given time.
- Absorb the essential concepts of present value and their application in bond valuation and the computation of interest.
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Learning Objectives
- Absorb the essential concepts of present value and their application in bond valuation and the computation of interest.