ount a person would need to deposit today to be able to withdraw $9,000 each year for ten years from an account earning 6 percent. Round your answer to the nearest whole dollar. Round Present Value of Series of Equal Amounts in intermediate calculations to four decimal places. $   A person is offered a gift of $4,900 now or $8,000 five years from now. If such funds could be expected to earn 3 percent over the next five years, which is the better choice? Round Future Value of a Single Amount in intermediate calculations to four decimal places.

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Present and Future Values

Using the present and future value tables in Appendix A, the appropriate calculations on the Garman/Forgue companion website, or a financial calculator, calculate the following:
  1. The amount a person would need to deposit today to be able to withdraw $9,000 each year for ten years from an account earning 6 percent. Round your answer to the nearest whole dollar. Round Present Value of Series of Equal Amounts in intermediate calculations to four decimal places.

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  2. A person is offered a gift of $4,900 now or $8,000 five years from now. If such funds could be expected to earn 3 percent over the next five years, which is the better choice? Round Future Value of a Single Amount in intermediate calculations to four decimal places.

     

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