Present Value - Accounting Examples (for excel download: PV2)

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Example 4B:  Bying a car.   Determine the Annual Payments

You could purchase the car for either $30,000 now, or make five payments.  If the dealer charges 6% interest, what will be the amount of each payment.  Payments are to be made at the end of the year.

To determine payment amounts:
  • $30,000 / PVa(6%,5) = X
  • $30,000 / 4.221236   = $7,121.90  = amount of each annual payment. 

Obviously, car payments are made monthly, but, once you understand the principle involved, you use a financial calculator or spreadsheet program to calculate the payments, etc. We just don't have tables for (6%/12,60)!

NOTE: Example 4 (a) or (b) are useful, when you are trying to decide if an offered deal is a good idea.  See Example III.

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