Answer:
Present Value= $11,523.99
Explanation:
Giving the following information:
Oven looks at his account and notices that if the current monthly interest rate stays constant he is expected to have $45,000 in 6 years and $89,000 in 9 years.
First, we need to calculate the interest rate compounded monthly using a variation of the future value formula:
FV= PV*(1+i)^n
Isolating i:
i= [(FV/PV)^(1/n)] - 1
FV= 89,000
PV= 45,000
n= 3*12= 36
i= [(89,000/45,000)^(1/36)]-1= 0.0191
i= 0.0191*100= 1.91% compunded monthly
Now, we can calculate the present value:
PV= FV/(1+i)^n
n= 6*12= 72
i= 0.0191
PV= 45,000
PV= 45,000/(1.0191^72)
PV= 11,523.99