Using technology, determine the present value given that you make monthly payments of $250.00 at 2.3% compounded monthly over a 5 year period. Round your answer to the nearest cent.

a.
$10,776.33
b.
$8,046.04
c.
$14,156.84
d.
$14,165.26

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Answer:

The correct option is c.

Step-by-step explanation:

Given information: monthly payments = $250.00, Interest rate = 2.3% compounded monthly over a 5 year period.

The formula for monthly payment:

[tex]C=\frac{PV(\frac{r}{n})}{1-(1+\frac{r}{n})^{-n*t}}[/tex]

Where, C is monthly payment, r is rate of interest, n is number of times interest compounded in a year, t is number of years, PV is present value.

[tex]250=\frac{PV(\frac{0.023}{12})}{1-(1+\frac{0.023}{12})^{-12*5}}[/tex]

[tex]250=\frac{PV(\frac{0.023}{12})}{1-(1+\frac{0.023}{12})^{-60}}[/tex]

[tex]250(1-(1+\frac{0.023}{12})^{-60})=PV(\frac{0.023}{12})[/tex]

[tex]\frac{250(1-(1+\frac{0.023}{12})^{-60})}{(\frac{0.023}{12})}=PV[/tex]

[tex]14156.83566=PV[/tex]

[tex]14156.84\approx PV[/tex]

The present value is 14156.84.

Therefore the correct option is c.