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Transcribed Image Text:**Problem 2: Present Worth Calculation**
Find the equivalent present worth of a series of uniform $1000 expenses if the first payment begins in year 3 and the last payment occurs in year 10. Assume an interest rate of 10% compounded yearly.
**Problem 3: Future Value Calculation**
What is the future value in year 10 of the series described in Problem 2?
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Step 1: Define future value.
Present value is the value of investment in today's dollar.
Future value is the value of investment at the end of planning horizon.
TVM is the time value of money.
TVM factor table is used to calculate the value of factors.
Present value is calculated as:-
PV = FV/(1 + i)n
Where, PV is the present value
FV is the future value.
i is the interest rate.
n is the time period.
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