Thursday 30 April 2015

Annuity Example

Annuity Example

Annuity is equal cash for a limited period of time. Present value of annuity may be either calculated by the following or may be obtained from the annuity table.
1-(1+i)-n
     i

I= Interest Rate
N= number of year of annuity

Annuity Example

Mr. Amin was offered a annuity of $ 20,000 per year. Interest rate for the annuity is 6% .term of the annuity is 4 years .Calculate the annuity factor and present value of annuity?

1.       Annuity Factor

= 1-(1.06)-4
         .06
=.207/.06
=3.45


Annuity of 3.45 may also be checked in annuity table in the year row of 4 under the interest rate of 6%.

2.       Present value of annuity

$ 20,000 x (3.25)
= $ 65,000


Present value of annuity is calculated by multiplying the annuity amount with annuity factor.