A man pays Rs. 4000 at the end of each year for 5 years. The money is worth 6% compounded quarterly. He wants to replace it for a payment at the end of each quarter.
Q. A man pays Rs. 4000 at the end of each year for 5 years. The money is worth 6% compounded quarterly. He wants to replace it for a payment at the end of each quarter.
Calculate interest rate per quarter: Calculate the interest rate per quarter.Interest rate per annum = 6%Interest rate per quarter = 6%/4=1.5%
Calculate future value of annuity due: Calculate the future value of an ordinary annuity due to the annual payments.Using the formula for the future value of an ordinary annuity: FV=P×[(1+r)n−1]/rWhere P= annual payment, r= quarterly interest rate, n= total number of quarters.P=4000, r=0.015, n=5×4=20 quartersFV=4000×[(1+0.015)20−1]/0.015FV=4000×[1.34885−1]/0.015FV=4000×0.34885/0.015P=0