Suppose a State of New York bond will pay $1,000 ten years from now. If the going interest rate on these 10-year bonds is 5.0%, how much is the bond worth today?

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Suppose a State of New York bond will pay $1,000 ten years from now. If the going interest rate on these 10-year bonds is 5.0%, how much is the bond worth today?

 

 

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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.

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The future value of a bond is $1,000

Time in years is 10 years

The interest rate is 5.0%

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