1)An asset promises to pay $60 in each of the next three years.  Assume the rate of discount is 5% for each of the years. a) Calculate its price the “long” way b) Calculate its price using the annuity formula. 2)   For the annuity in #1, what happens to it price if the rate of discount increase to 6%? 3) For the annuity in #2 what happens to it price if: a)  its maturity is raised to four years? b)  it never matures (a “perpetuity”)?

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1)An asset promises to pay $60 in each of the next three years.  Assume the rate of discount is 5% for each of the years.

a) Calculate its price the “long” way

b) Calculate its price using the annuity formula.

2)   For the annuity in #1, what happens to it price if the rate of discount increase to 6%?

3) For the annuity in #2 what happens to it price if:

a)  its maturity is raised to four years?

b)  it never matures (a “perpetuity”)?

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