Time value of money Due to both interest earnings and the fact that money put to good use should generate additional funds above and beyond the original investment, money tomorrow will be worth less than money today Simple interest Ross Co., a company that you regularly do business with, gives you a $20,000 note. The note is due in three years and pays simple interest of 7% annually. How much will Ross pay you at the end of that term? Note: Enter the interest rate as a decimal. (i.e. 15% would be entered as .15) Principal +(Principal Rate Time Tota years- Compound interest With compound interest, the interest is added to principal in the calculation of interest in future periods. This addition of interest to the principal is called compounding. This differs from simple interest, in which interest is computed based upon only the principal. The frequency with which interest is compounded per year will dictate how many interest computations are required (i.e. annually is once, semi-annually is twice, and quarterly is four times) Imagine that Ross Co., fearing that you wouldn't take its deal, decides instead to offer you compound interest on the same $20,000 note. How much will Ross pay you at the end of three years if interest is compounded annually at a rate of 7%? If required, round your answers to the nearest cent. Principal Amount at Beginning of Beginning of Year x Beginning of YearAnnual Annual Amount of Accumulated Amount at Interest (Principal at End of Year (Principal at Year Year $20,000 $21,400 7%) Amount of Interest) $1,400 $21,400 If you were given the choice to receive more or less compounding periods, which would you choose in order to maximize your monetary situation? More APPLY THE CONCEPTS: Present value of a single amount in the future Less As it is important to know what a current investment will yield at a point in the future, it is equally important to understand what investment would Sa me amountY in order to yield a