Using the Following Partial Table of Present Value of $1

question 102

Multiple Choice

Using the following partial table of present value of $1 at compound interest, determine the present value of $20,000 to be received four years hence, with earnings at the rate of 10% a year. $$\begin{array} { | l | l| l | l | } \hline 12 \% & 10 \% & 6 \% & \text { Year } \\\hline 0.893 & 0.909 & 0.943 & 1 \\\hline 0.797 & 0.826 & 0 .890 & 2 \\\hline 0.712 & 0.751 & 0.840 & 3 \\\hline 0.636 & 0.683 & 0.792 & 4 \\\hline & & &\end{array}$$

• A) $13,660
• B) $12,720
• C) $15,840
• D) $10,400

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