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Cash Flow Analyzer
Solved Examples
 

Solved Examples

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Single Payment
 
How much should you put into a bank saving account now in order to have $50,000 in 10 years? Assuming the interest rate will stay at 5% in the next 10 years.

Single Payment
Given: F, n, i
F=50000
n=10
i=0.05

Find
P=30695.66
Answer: You need to put $30,695.66 into the saving account now.

 

Uniform Series
 
The annual maintenance cost for a machine is $500. The machine's expected life is 15 years. What is the present worth of the maintenance costs over the life of the machine if the interest rate is 6%?

Uniform Series
Given: A, i, n
A=500
i=0.06
n=15

Find
P=4856.12
Answer: The present worth of the maintenance costs over the life of the machine is $4856.12.
 

Gradient Series
 
You have bought a new machine, the annual maintenance cost is $50 more than the previous year. The 1st year maintenance cost is zero, what is the present worth of 5 years of maintenance costs? Assuming interest rate of 10%.

Gradient Series
Given: G, i, n
G=50
i=0.10
n=5

Find
P=343.09
Answer: The present worth of the maintenance costs is $343.09.