ABC Company has contracted to make the following payments: $10 000 immediately; $1000 at the end of year 1; $1500 at the end of year 2; $2000 at the end of year 3; $2500 at the end of year 4; $3000 at the end of year 5. What fixed amount of money should the company plan to set aside each year, at 8% interest per year, compounded

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The ABC Company has contracted to make the following payments: $10 000 immediately; $1000 at the
end of year 1; $1500 at the end of year 2; $2000 at the end of year 3; $2500 at the end of year 4; $3000 at
the end of year 5. What fixed amount of money should the company plan to set aside each year, at 8%
interest per year, compounded annually, in order to make the above payments?

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Present worth expresses that a measure of cash available at present is worth more than a similar sum later on.

All in all, present worth shows that cash got in what's to come isn't worth however much an equivalent sum got today.

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