As shown in Table 16.2, $1,000 invested at 10 percent compound interest will grow into $1,331 after three years. What 11eb6e94_c9e0_308f_9fd7_a71580482dd5_SM2325_00 is the present value of $2,662 in three years if it is discounted back to the present at a 10 percent compound interest rate? (Hint: $2,662 is twice as much as $1,331.)

Economics 20th Edition by Campbell McConnell ,Stanley Brue ,Sean Flynn

Edition 20ISBN: 978-0077660772

Economics 20th Edition by Campbell McConnell ,Stanley Brue ,Sean Flynn

Edition 20ISBN: 978-0077660772

Exercise 5

As shown in Table 16.2, $1,000 invested at 10 percent compound interest will grow into $1,331 after three years. What

is the present value of $2,662 in three years if it is discounted back to the present at a 10 percent compound interest rate? (Hint: $2,662 is twice as much as $1,331.)

Explanation

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Calculation of present worth:
An amount...