Refer back to Sections 2.22.4. If the rate of interest is 8% rather than 10%, how much

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Refer back to Sections 2.2–2.4. If the rate of interest is 8% rather than 10%, how much would you need to set aside to provide each of the following?

a. $1 billion at the end of each year in perpetuity.

b. A perpetuity that pays $1 billion at the end of the first year and that grows at 4% a year.

c. $1 billion at the end of each year for 20 years.

d. $1 billion a year spread evenly over 20 years.


Perpetuity
Perpetuity refers to payments that are made without an end or maturity date. A perpetuity is classified as an annuity, which is something that earns a dividend or receives a payment at a regularly scheduled interval, generally yearly. So, how...
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Principles of Corporate Finance

ISBN: 978-0077404895

10th Edition

Authors: Richard A. Brealey, Stewart C. Myers, Franklin Allen

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