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What is the present value of $\$ 100$ one year from now if the interest rate is $10 \% ?$ What is the present value if the interest rate is $5 \% ?$
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Present value is the current worth of a future sum of money or stream of cash flows given a specified rate of return (interest rate). In other words, it tells us how much a certain amount of money in the future is worth today. To calculate the present value, we Show more…
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