Tuesday 13 October 2015

Future Annuity Example

Future Annuity Example

Present value of Future annuity may be calculated by the following formula

C x (Annuity Factor) x Discount Factor

Future Annuity Example

Mr. Sheraz Khan contacted an insurance company for annuity. He was offered an annuity amount of $ 25,000 for 3 years. Discount rate for annuity is 8%.  Calculate the present value of the annuity, where annuity start in 4 years

Solution

In first place annuity present value is calculated at year 4, and then it is further discounted at zero year. it means the future annuity calculation, we need to perform discounting twice.

1.    Calculate the annuity at year 4
= 1-(1.08)-3
        .08
=2.577
= $ 25,000 x 2.577
=64,427

2.    Discount the present value at year zero

$ 64,427 x (1+.08)-4
=$64,427 x .7350
=47,353

Tip of future annuity

Two present value are calculated

1.    Present value is calculated at future year by annuity factor (Single Value)
2.    Present value is calculated by discounting the value calculates by annuity factor.