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Your parents are giving you $260 a month for 4 years while you are in college. A

ID: 2777012 • Letter: Y

Question

Your parents are giving you $260 a month for 4 years while you are in college. At a 7 percent discount rate, what are these payments worth to you when you first start college
-$12,480.00 -$10,586.65 -$9,128.00 -$10,857.65 -$11,166.65 Your parents are giving you $260 a month for 4 years while you are in college. At a 7 percent discount rate, what are these payments worth to you when you first start college
-$12,480.00 -$10,586.65 -$9,128.00 -$10,857.65 -$11,166.65
-$12,480.00 -$10,586.65 -$9,128.00 -$10,857.65 -$11,166.65

Explanation / Answer

Future Value = Present Value ( 1+r)n

FV = Cash Flow(PVAF, 7%, life)

7% /12 = .583333 per month

FV = 260(1.00583333)48

=12480

The correct answer is A. $ 12480