A farmer has just purchased a tractor for which he had to borrow $20,000. The bank has offered the following choice of payment plans determined using an interest rate of 8%. If the farmer's minimum attractive rate of return (MARR) is 15%, which plan should he choose? Plan A: $5,010 per year for 5 years Plan B: $29,56 per year for 4 years, plus $15,000 at the end of 5 years Plan C: Nothing for 2 years, the $9,048 per year for 3 years

Essentials Of Investments
11th Edition
ISBN:9781260013924
Author:Bodie, Zvi, Kane, Alex, MARCUS, Alan J.
Publisher:Bodie, Zvi, Kane, Alex, MARCUS, Alan J.
Chapter1: Investments: Background And Issues
Section: Chapter Questions
Problem 1PS
icon
Related questions
Question
A farmer has just purchased a tractor for which he had to borrow $20,000.
The bank has offered the following choice of payment plans determined using an
interest rate of 8%. If the farmer's minimum attractive rate of return (MARR) is
15%, which plan should he choose?
Plan A: $5,010 per year for 5 years
Plan B: $29,56 per year for 4 years, plus $15,000 at the end of 5 years
Plan C: Nothing for 2 years, the $9,048 per year for 3 years
Transcribed Image Text:A farmer has just purchased a tractor for which he had to borrow $20,000. The bank has offered the following choice of payment plans determined using an interest rate of 8%. If the farmer's minimum attractive rate of return (MARR) is 15%, which plan should he choose? Plan A: $5,010 per year for 5 years Plan B: $29,56 per year for 4 years, plus $15,000 at the end of 5 years Plan C: Nothing for 2 years, the $9,048 per year for 3 years
Expert Solution
Step 1

The concept of the time value of money states that the current worth of money is more than its value in the future. 

Present value refers to the current value of a sum of money in the future at a specified interest rate.

The present value of annuity refers to the current value of some pre-defined amounts at regular time intervals at a particular interest rate.

trending now

Trending now

This is a popular solution!

steps

Step by step

Solved in 2 steps with 2 images

Blurred answer
Knowledge Booster
Investments
Learn more about
Need a deep-dive on the concept behind this application? Look no further. Learn more about this topic, finance and related others by exploring similar questions and additional content below.
Similar questions
Recommended textbooks for you
Essentials Of Investments
Essentials Of Investments
Finance
ISBN:
9781260013924
Author:
Bodie, Zvi, Kane, Alex, MARCUS, Alan J.
Publisher:
Mcgraw-hill Education,
FUNDAMENTALS OF CORPORATE FINANCE
FUNDAMENTALS OF CORPORATE FINANCE
Finance
ISBN:
9781260013962
Author:
BREALEY
Publisher:
RENT MCG
Financial Management: Theory & Practice
Financial Management: Theory & Practice
Finance
ISBN:
9781337909730
Author:
Brigham
Publisher:
Cengage
Foundations Of Finance
Foundations Of Finance
Finance
ISBN:
9780134897264
Author:
KEOWN, Arthur J., Martin, John D., PETTY, J. William
Publisher:
Pearson,
Fundamentals of Financial Management (MindTap Cou…
Fundamentals of Financial Management (MindTap Cou…
Finance
ISBN:
9781337395250
Author:
Eugene F. Brigham, Joel F. Houston
Publisher:
Cengage Learning
Corporate Finance (The Mcgraw-hill/Irwin Series i…
Corporate Finance (The Mcgraw-hill/Irwin Series i…
Finance
ISBN:
9780077861759
Author:
Stephen A. Ross Franco Modigliani Professor of Financial Economics Professor, Randolph W Westerfield Robert R. Dockson Deans Chair in Bus. Admin., Jeffrey Jaffe, Bradford D Jordan Professor
Publisher:
McGraw-Hill Education