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Finance Question

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  • 12-05-2011 7:34pm
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    heffo500
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    We were asked the following question perpetuities in finance.

    A wealthy entrepreneur decides to award an annual scholarship of €5000, Assume the discount rate is 7% per year. How much money should the wealthy entrepreneur set aside today to be able to provide the such a scholarship?

    I think the answer is 71429 but my friend's opinions differ
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    SBWife
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    heffo500 wrote: »
    We were asked the following question perpetuities in finance.

    A wealthy entrepreneur decides to award an annual scholarship of €5000, Assume the discount rate is 7% per year. How much money should the wealthy entrepreneur set aside today to be able to provide the such a scholarship?

    I think the answer is 71429 but my friend's opinions differ

    You are correct - the value of a perpetuity is the amount divided by the discount rate. In this case 5000/.07=71,429


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    freeze4real
    Registered Users Posts: 2,540 ✭✭✭freeze4real


    heffo500 wrote: »
    We were asked the following question perpetuities in finance.

    A wealthy entrepreneur decides to award an annual scholarship of €5000, Assume the discount rate is 7% per year. How much money should the wealthy entrepreneur set aside today to be able to provide the such a scholarship?

    I think the answer is 71429 but my friend's opinions differ

    haha you go to NUIM as well.

    BTW good luck.

    it should be easy enough.


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    heffo500
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    freeze4real wrote: »
    haha you go to NUIM as well.

    BTW good luck.

    it should be easy enough.

    Should be not looking forward to EC110 though.


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    freeze4real
    Registered Users Posts: 2,540 ✭✭✭freeze4real


    No I'm not looking forward to it.


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