<p>The Elm Company purchased a equipment for which a $10,000 payment is due each

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<p>The Elm Company purchased a equipment for which a $10,000 payment is due each year for the next 5 years. What is the present value of this stream of payments when the discount rate is 8%?<br />To assist with your calculation, please utilize the attached table:<br /><br /><strong>Present Value of an Ordinary Annuity</strong><br /><strong>Period 1% 2% 3% 4% 5% 6% 7% 8% 9% 10% 11% 12% 13% 14% 15%</strong><br /><strong>1 0.990 0.980 0.971 0.962 0.952 0.943 0.935 0.926 0.917 0.909 0.901 0.893 0.885 0.877 0.870</strong><br /><strong>2 1.970 1.942 1.913 1.886 1.859 1.833 1.808 1.783 1.759 1.736 1.713 1.690 1.668 1.647 1.626</strong><br /><strong>3 2.941 2.884 2.829 2.775 2.723 2.673 2.624 2.577 2.531 2.487 2.444 2.402 2.361 2.322 2.283</strong><br /><strong>4 3.902 3.808 3.717 3.630 3.546 3.465 3.387 3.312 3.240 3.170 3.102 3.037 2.974 2.914 2.855</strong><br /><strong>5 4.853 4.713 4.580 4.452 4.329 4.212 4.100 3.993 3.890 3.791 3.696 3.605 3.517 3.433 3.352</strong><br /><strong>6 5.795 5.601 5.417 5.242 5.076 4.917 4.767 4.623 4.486 4.355 4.231 4.111 3.998 3.889 3.784</strong><br /><strong>7 6.728 6.472 6.230 6.002 5.786 5.582 5.389 5.206 5.033 4.868 4.712 4.564 4.423 4.288 4.160</strong><br /><strong>8 7.652 7.325 7.020 6.733 6.463 6.210 5.971 5.747 5.535 5.335 5.146 4.968 4.799 4.639 4.487</strong><br /><strong>9 8.566 8.162 7.786 7.435 7.108 6.802 6.515 6.247 5.995 5.759 5.537 5.328 5.132 4.946 4.772</strong><br /><strong>10 9.471 8.983 8.530 8.111 7.722 7.360 7.024 6.710 6.418 6.145 5.889 5.650 5.426 5.216 5.019</strong><br /><strong>11 10.368 9.787 9.253 8.760 8.306 7.887 7.499 7.139 6.805 6.495 6.207 5.938 5.687 5.453 5.234</strong><br /><strong>12 11.255 10.575 9.954 9.385 8.863 8.384 7.943 7.536 7.161 6.814 6.492 6.194 5.918 5.660 5.421</strong><br /><strong>13 12.134 11.348 10.635 9.986 9.394 8.853 8.358 7.904 7.487 7.103 6.750 6.424 6.122 5.842 5.583</strong><br /><strong>14 13.004 12.106 11.296 10.563 9.899 9.295 8.745 8.244 7.786 7.367 6.982 6.628 6.302 6.002 5.724</strong><br /><strong>15 13.865 12.849 11.938 11.118 10.380 9.712 9.108 8.559 8.061 7.606 7.191 6.811 6.462 6.142 5.847</strong><br /><strong>16 14.718 13.578 12.561 11.652 10.838 10.106 9.447 8.851 8.313 7.824 7.379 6.974 6.604 6.265 5.954</strong><br /><strong>17 15.562 14.292 13.166 12.166 11.274 10.477 9.763 9.122 8.544 8.022 7.549 7.120 6.729 6.373 6.047</strong><br /><strong>18 16.398 14.992 13.754 12.659 11.690 10.828 10.059 9.372 8.756 8.201 7.702 7.250 6.840 6.467 6.128</strong><br /><strong>19 17.226 15.678 14.324 13.134 12.085 11.158 10.336 9.604 8.950 8.365 7.839 7.366 6.938 6.550 6.198</strong><br /><strong>20 18.046 16.351 14.877 13.590 12.462 11.470 10.594 9.818 9.129 8.514 7.963 7.469 7.025 6.623 6.259</strong><br /><strong>25 22.023 19.523 17.413 15.622 14.094 12.783 11.654 10.675 9.823 9.077 8.422 7.843 7.330 6.873 6.464</strong><br /><strong>30 25.808 22.396 19.600 17.292 15.372 13.765 12.409 11.258 10.274 9.427 8.694 8.055 7.496 7.003 6.566</strong><br /><strong>35 29.409 24.999 21.487 18.665 16.374 14.498 12.948 11.655 10.567 9.644 8.855 8.176 7.586 7.070 6.617</strong><br /><strong>40 32.835 27.355 23.115 19.793 17.159 15.046 13.332 11.925 10.757 9.779 8.951 8.244 7.634 7.105 6.642</strong><br /><strong>50 39.196 31.424 25.730 21.482 18.256 15.762 13.801 12.233 10.962 9.915 9.042 8.305 7.675 7.133 6.661</strong></p>

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OK the present value factor from the table for 10 years at 10% is 6.145. So we multiply the 15,000 times the 6.145 to get 92,175. P.S. If you are unhappy with this answer please let me know why. Please do not just mark this " needs work" with no explanation.

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