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You’ve just joined the investment banking firm of Dewey, Cheatum, and Howe. They

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Question

You’ve just joined the investment banking firm of Dewey, Cheatum, and Howe. They’ve offered you two different salary arrangements. You can have $6,100 per month for the next two years, or you can have $4,800 per month for the next two years, along with a $25,000 signing bonus today. Assume the interest rate is 7 percent compounded monthly.

Requirement 1: If you take the first option, $6,100 per month for two years, what is the present value? _____$

What is the present value of the second option?

Requirement 2:

What is the present value of the second option?

Explanation / Answer

1) calculation of present value of first option

periods = 2*12=24

interest rate = 7/12=0.583%

amount= $ 6,100

present value of amount = $ 6,100*annuity factor for 24 periods @ 0.583%

   =$ 6,100*22.336

=$ 136,249.62

2) calculation of present value of secondoption

periods = 2*12=24

interest rate = 7/12=0.583%

amount= $ 6,100

present value of amount = $ 4,800*annuity factor for 24 periods @ 0.583%+$ 25000

   =$ 4,800*22.336+$ 25,000

=$ 106732.8+$ 25000

=$ 131,732.8