Session 2: Quantitative Methods: Basic Concepts Reading 5: The Time Value of Money
LOS e, (Part 4): Calculate and interpret a series of unequal cash flows.
The following stream of cash flows will occur at the end of the next five years.
Yr 1 |
-2,000 |
Yr 2 |
-3,000 |
Yr 3 |
6,000 |
Yr 4 |
25,000 |
Yr 5 |
30,000 |
At a discount rate of 12%, the present value of this cash flow stream is closest to:
N = 1; I/Y = 12; PMT = 0; FV = -2,000; CPT → PV = -1,785.71. N = 2; I/Y = 12; PMT = 0; FV = -3,000; CPT → PV = -2,391.58. N = 3; I/Y = 12; PMT = 0; FV = 6,000; CPT → PV = 4,270.68. N = 4; I/Y = 12; PMT = 0; FV = 25,000; CPT → PV = 15,887.95. N = 5; I/Y = 12; PMT = 0; FV = 30,000; CPT → PV = 17,022.81. Sum the cash flows: $33,004.15.
Note: If you want to use your calculator's NPV function to solve this problem, you need to enter zero as the initial cash flow (CF0). If you enter -2,000 as CF0, all your cash flows will be one period too soon and you will get one of the wrong answers.
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