A perpetuity-immediate pays $10 at the end of every 3-year interval, with the first imbursement at the end of year 6, and a present value (PV1) of $32. Find the present value (PV2) of a perpetuity-immediate paying $1 at the end of every 4 months, with the same effective interest rate.
A perpetuity-immediate pays $10 at the end of every 3-year interval, with the first imbursement at the end of year 6, and a present value (PV1) of $32. Find the present value (PV2) of a perpetuity-immediate paying $1 at the end of every 4 months, with the same effective interest rate.
This is a strange perpetuity!!. It only pays $10 every 3 years? It is obviously here for the purpose of doing the calculations involved.
Since the first part has PV of $32, that means that in order for the perpetuity to earn $10 at the end of year 6, it has to earn: $10/$32=0.3125 or 31.25% over the first 6 years. Or 1.3125^1/6 =4.64% compounded annually. But for subsequent years, your perpetuity would have to earn: 1.3125^1/3 =9.49% in order to earn $10 at the end of year 3, after the first payment, and continue that perpetually.
The rate of 9.49% is an annual rate. Will have to convert this to a 4-months rate for the 2nd part of your question. So, 1.0949^1/3 =3.07% compounded every 4 months, or 3 times a year.
So the PV of your 2nd perpetuity would be: $1/0.0307 =$32.59
The solution should resolve to $39.84.
Melody and the obsequious Morgan Tud present two methods to solve this question. Melody’s method is straightforward and easier to understand. Tud derives a quadratic equation from the two relations. It’s a brilliant method, but not intuitive for most persons trying to solve these types of questions.
https://web2.0calc.com/questions/perpetuity_1
(The dialogue between Chirurgeon Tud and Sir CPhill is quite funny, too.)
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