❖Don is trying to sell a piece of land in Alaska. Yesterday, he was offered $10,000 for the property. He was about ready to accept the offer when another individual offered him $11,424. However, the second offer was to be paid a year from now. Don has satisfied himself that both buyers are honest and financially solvent, so he has no fear that the offer he selects will fall through. Which offer should Don choose?
❖Mike, Don’s financial advisor, points out that if Don takes the first offer, he could invest the $10,000 in the bank at an insured
4.1 The One-Period Case
PV
$20,000
0
1
2
3
4
5
$9,943.53
$20,000 (1.15)5
❖In the multiperiod case, the formula for the present can be written as:
PV
CT (1 r)T
CT
1 (1 r)T
1 (1 r)T