A Company Wants to Find the Yield on an Investment

question 99

Multiple Choice

A company wants to find the yield on an investment that requires a certain amount today in which then returns a single amount some time in the future. Which time value of money table would the company use?

• A) the present value of $1 or the future value of $1.
• B) the future value of an annuity of $1.
• C) present value of an annuity of $1.
• D) None of these are correct.

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