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MC Qu. 6-A9 You are considering an annuity which costs... You are considering an

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MC Qu. 6-A9 You are considering an annuity which costs...

You are considering an annuity which costs $90,500 today. The annuity pays $6,200 a year. The rate of return is 6 percent. What is the length of the annuity time period? (Do not round intermediate calculations.)


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You are considering an annuity which costs $90,500 today. The annuity pays $6,200 a year. The rate of return is 6 percent. What is the length of the annuity time period? (Do not round intermediate calculations.)

Explanation / Answer

The correct answer is 35.80 years.

The annuity gives a annual return of 6%. However the yearly payout is $ 6200 which is higher than 6 % p.a. Thus the annuity will get written of over a period of time as per the following schedule.

Year Opening Return @ 6% Payout Closing Balance A B = A * 6% C (given) D = A+B-C 1                                           90,500.00               5,430.00    6,200.00              89,730.00 2                                           89,730.00               5,383.80    6,200.00              88,913.80 3                                           88,913.80               5,334.83    6,200.00              88,048.63 4                                           88,048.63               5,282.92    6,200.00              87,131.55 5                                           87,131.55               5,227.89    6,200.00              86,159.44 6                                           86,159.44               5,169.57    6,200.00              85,129.00 7                                           85,129.00               5,107.74    6,200.00              84,036.75 8                                           84,036.75               5,042.20    6,200.00              82,878.95 9                                           82,878.95               4,972.74    6,200.00              81,651.69 10                                           81,651.69               4,899.10    6,200.00              80,350.79 11                                           80,350.79               4,821.05    6,200.00              78,971.84 12                                           78,971.84               4,738.31    6,200.00              77,510.15 13                                           77,510.15               4,650.61    6,200.00              75,960.75 14                                           75,960.75               4,557.65    6,200.00              74,318.40 15                                           74,318.40               4,459.10    6,200.00              72,577.50 16                                           72,577.50               4,354.65    6,200.00              70,732.15 17                                           70,732.15               4,243.93    6,200.00              68,776.08 18                                           68,776.08               4,126.56    6,200.00              66,702.65 19                                           66,702.65               4,002.16    6,200.00              64,504.81 20                                           64,504.81               3,870.29    6,200.00              62,175.09 21                                           62,175.09               3,730.51    6,200.00              59,705.60 22                                           59,705.60               3,582.34    6,200.00              57,087.94 23                                           57,087.94               3,425.28    6,200.00              54,313.21 24                                           54,313.21               3,258.79    6,200.00              51,372.01 25                                           51,372.01               3,082.32    6,200.00              48,254.33 26                                           48,254.33               2,895.26    6,200.00              44,949.59 27                                           44,949.59               2,696.98    6,200.00              41,446.56 28                                           41,446.56               2,486.79    6,200.00              37,733.35 29                                           37,733.35               2,264.00    6,200.00              33,797.36 30                                           33,797.36               2,027.84    6,200.00              29,625.20 31                                           29,625.20               1,777.51    6,200.00              25,202.71 32                                           25,202.71               1,512.16    6,200.00              20,514.87 33                                           20,514.87               1,230.89    6,200.00              15,545.76 34                                           15,545.76                   932.75    6,200.00              10,278.51 35                                           10,278.51                   616.71    6,200.00                4,695.22 36                                             4,695.22                   281.71    6,200.00              (1,223.07)    5,918.29 Note: Erosion of capital in 36th year
(Bal as at 35th yr + deficiency at the end of 36th yr
4695+1223.07)               5,918.29 Balance capital to recover               4,695.22 Recovery Period ( 5918/12 *4695.22)                       9.52 months % of year (9.52/12 *100)                       0.79 year Total period 35 + .80 = 35.80 years