Present Value of Amounts Due Assume that you are going to receive $760,000 in 10 years. The current market rate of interest is 12%. a. Using the present value of $1 table in Exhibit 5, determine the present value of this amount compounded annually. Round to the nearest whole dollar. b. Why is the present value less than the $760,000 to be received in the future? The present value is less due to the compounding of interest over the 10 years.