The Time Value of Money

(contd.)
February 11, 2004

Time Value Equivalence Factors

(Discrete compounding, discrete payments)
Factor Name

Factor Notation

Formula

Future worth factor

(compound
amount factor)

(F/P, i, N)

F=P(1+i)N

Present worth
factor

(P/F, i, N)

P=F(1+i)-N

Uniform series
compound amount
factor (aka futureworth-of-anannuity factor)

(F/A, i, N)

(1+ i)N - 1
F = A

Sinking fund factor

(A/F, i, N)

i
A = F
N
(1+ i) - 1

Cash Flow Diagram

F

P
F

_______________

Present worth of
an annuity factor

(P/A, i, N)

Capital recovery
factor

(A/P, i, N)

A A A A A A

(1 +i)N - 1
P = A
N
i(1+ i)

i(1+ i)N
A =P
N

(1+ i) -1

Homework problem 2.1

A typical bank offers you a Visa card that charges interest on unpaid balances at a 1.5%
per month compounded monthly. This means that the nominal interest rate (annual
percentage) rate for this account is A and the effective annual interest rate is B. Suppose
your beginning balance was $500 and you make only the required minimum monthly
payment (payable at the end of each month) of $20 for the next 3 months. If you made
no new purchases with this card during this period, your unpaid balance will be C at the
end of the 3 months. What are the values of A,B, and C?
A = (1.5%)(12) = 18%
B = (1+0.015)12-1 = 19.56%
To do this problem we construct a cash-flow diagram

20

20

20

500

C = -500 (F/P, 1.5%, 3) + 20 (F/A,1.5%,3) = -$461.93

Homework problem 2.4

Suppose that $1,000 is placed in a bank account at the end of each quarter over the next
10 years. Determine the total accumulated value (future worth) at the end of the 10
years where the interest rate is 8% compounded quarterly

40

1+ 0.08 -1
N

(1+ iq ) -1 = $1,000 4 = $60,402

F = A

0.08
iq

Example -- Valuation of Bonds

Bonds are sold by organizations to raise money
The bond represents a debt that the organization owes to the bondholder (not
a share of ownership)
Bonds typically bear interest semi-annually or quarterly, and are redeemable
for a specified maturity value (also known as the face value) at a given
maturity date.
Interest is paid in the form of regular premiums. The flow of premiums
constitutes an annuity, A, where
A = (face value) x (bond rate)

Bonds can be bought and sold on the open market before they reach maturity
The value (price) of a bond at a given point in time is equal to the present
worth of the remaining premium payments plus the present worth of the
redemption payment (i.e., the face value)

Example -- Valuation of Bonds (contd.)

Consider a 10-year U.S. treasury bond with a face value of
$5000 and a bond rate of 8 percent, payable quarterly:
Premium payments of $5000 x (0.08/4) = $100 occur four times
5000
per year
100

0
Present worth at time zero

10

P = A (P/A,r/4,40) + F(P/F, r/4,40)

where A = 100, F = 5000, and r = 8%

and using our formulae, we have

(1 + i)N -1 1
P = A
+ F
N
N
i(1+ i ) (1 + i)
and since
A = Fi
we have
P=F

Another example
See:
What Exactly Is a Bond?
What exactly is the mistake in this applet?

General bond valuation problem

Let:
Z = face, or par, value
C = redemption or disposal price (usually equal to Z)
r = bond rate (nominal interest) per period (coupon)
N = number of periods before redemption
i = yield to maturity of bond = total return on bond at a given purchase price
VN= value (price) of the bond N interest periods before redemption

The price of the bond is equal to the present worth of the future stream of payments paid by the
borrower to the bondholder. This consists of (1) the series of periodic interest payments, and (2) the
redemption value of the bond at retirement.
VN = C (P/F, i%, N) + rZ (P/A, i%, N)
Note the difference between the coupon rate, r, and the yield rate i. The coupon rate r is fixed for a
given bond, but the yield i depends on the bond purchase price. The desired yield is determined by the
rate of interest in the economy. If the general interest rate goes up, the yield required by bond
investors will also go up, and hence the bond price today will decline.

Example
Find the current price of a 10-year bond paying 6% per year (payable semiannually) that is redeemable at par value, if the purchaser requires an effective
annual yield of 10% per year. The par value of the bond is $1000.
N = 10 x 2 = 20 periods
r = 6%/2 = 3% per period
Yield i per semi-annual period given by (1+i)2 = 1+0.1= 1.1
==> i = 0.049 = 4.9% per semi-annual period
C = Z = $1000
VN = $1000 (P/F, 4.9%, 20) + $1000x0.03(P/A, 4.9%, 20)
= 384.1 + 377.06 = $761.16

Homework problem
Suppose you have the choice of investing in (1) a zero-coupon bond that costs $513.60
today, pays nothing during its life, and then pays $1,000 after 5 years or (2) a municipal
bond that costs $1,000 today, pays $67 semiannually, and matures at the end of the 5
years. Which bond would provide the higher yield to maturity (or return on your
investment).
Draw the cash flow diagram for each option:
1000
Option I

-513.6

Return on investment in this case, i, is given by:

-513.6 +

1000
=0
(1+ i)10

where i is the interest rate per half-year period

Homework problem (contd.)

1000
Option II

etc

1000

Return on investment, j, in this case is given by

-1000 + 67(P / A, j%,10) + 1000(P / F, j%,10) = 0

Effect of inflation on bond value

Inflation causes the purchasing power of money to decline
Note the difference between the earning power and the
purchasing power of funds
See:
The effect of inflation on the value of bond income

(Note -- same mistake on total present value as before.)

Continuous compounding

For the case of m compounding periods per year and nominal annual interest rate,
r, the effective annual interest rate ia is given by:
ia = (1 + r/m)m - 1

In the limiting case of continuous compounding

ia = lim
m (1+

r m
) -1
m

Writing
i= r
m
r
i
ia = lim
i0 (1+ i) -1

= e r -1
or
r = ln(1+ ia )

Effective interest rates, ia, for various nominal rates,

r, and compounding frequencies, m
Compounding
frequency

Compounding
periods per
year,m

6%

8%

10%

12%

15%

24%

Annually

6.00

8.00

10.00

12.00

15.00

24.00

Semiannually

6.09

8.16

10.25

12.36

15.56

25.44

Quarterly

6.14

8.24

10.38

12.55

15.87

26.25

Bimonthly

6.15

8.27

10.43

12.62

15.97

26.53

Monthly

12

6.17

8.30

10.47

12.68

16.08

26.82

Daily

365

6.18

8.33

10.52

12.75

16.18

27.11

6.18

8.33

10.52

12.75

16.18

27.12

Continuous

Effective rate ia for nominal rate of

Continuous Compounding, Discrete Cash Flows

(nominal annual interest rate r, continuously compounded, N periods)
To Find

Given

Factor Name

Factor Symbol

Factor formula

Future Worth Factor*

(F/P, r%, N)

F = P(e rN )

Present Worth Factor

(P/F, r%, N)

P = F(e - rN )

Future Worth of an
annuity factor

(F/A, r%, N)

e rN - 1
F = A r
e -1

Sinking Fund Factor

(A/F, r%, N)

er - 1
A = P rN
e - 1

Present Worth of an
annuity Factor

(P/A, r%, N)

e rN - 1
P = A rN r
e (e -1)

Capital Recovery Factor

(A/P, r%, N)

e rN (e r -1)
A = P rN
e - 1

Example:
You need $25,000 immediately in order to make a down
payment on a new home. Suppose that you can borrow the
money from your insurance company. You will be required
to repay the loan in equal payments, made every 6 months
over the next 8 years. The nominal interest rate being
charged is 7% compounded continuously. What is the
amount of each payment?

Another example: Discrete compounding & discrete cash

flows, but the compounding and payment periods dont
coincide
(From PSB:) Find the present worth of a series of quarterly
payments of $1000 extending over 5 years, if the nominal
interest rate is 8%, compounded monthly.

Continuous cash flows, continuous compounding

In many applications, cash flows are also essentially continuous (or it is convenient to
treat them as such). We need to develop time value factors equivalent to those we have
obtained for discrete cash flows.
Let X = continuous rate of flow of cash over a period (in units of , e.g., $/yr)
Assume also: continuous compounding at a nominal rate of r%/yr

X ($/yr)

First, derive a future (end of year) worth X equivalent to 1 year of continuous cash flow X
($/yr).
To do this, represent X as a uniform series of m discrete cash flows of magnitude X /m in
the limit as m -->
X X X X X
m m m m m

Continuous cash flows, continuous compounding

(contd.)
X
r
(F/A, i%, m) where i =
m
m
m
lim X (1+ i) - 1
X = m

m
i
lim

FW = m

(1+ i) ri - 1
= i 0 X

lim

e - 1
ia
= X
= X

ln(1 + ia )
r

Thus it is straightforward to convert a continuous cash flow

into an equivalent series of uniform end-of-year discrete cash
flows, and vice versa.

Example of continuous cash flows & continuous compounding

An oil refinery is considering an investment in upgrading a main pump. The
upgrading is expected to result in a reduction in maintenance labor and
materials costs of about $3000 per year.
If the expected lifetime of the pump is three years, what is the largest
investment in the project that would be justified by the expected savings?
(Assume that the required rate of return on investments (before taxes) is a
nominal rate of 20%/ year, continuously compounded.)

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Funds flow time value factors for continuous cash flows and
continuous compounding
Instead of converting continuous cash flows to equivalent uniform discrete cash
flows, you can alternatively use the funds flow factors -- time value factors for
continuous cash flows with continuous compounding
A

0
To Find:

Given:

(P/ A , r%, N)

Present worth of a continuous

annuity factor

e rN - 1
rN
re

( A /P, r%, N)

Continuous annuity from a present

amount factor

rerN
rN
e -1

( F / P, r%, N)

Future worth of a continuous

present amount factor

e rN (e r - 1)
r
re

( P / F, r%, N)

Present worth of a continuous

future amount factor

er - 1
rN
re

Example (from PSB):

A county government is considering building a road from downtown to the airport to relieve
congested traffic on the existing two-lane divided highway. Before allowing the sale of a bond to
finance the road project, the county court has requested an estimate of future toll revenues over the
bond life. The toll revenues are directly proportional to the growth of traffic over the years, so the
following growth cash flow function is assumed to be reasonable:
F(t) = 5 (1 e -0.1t)

(in millions of dollars)

The bond is to be a 25-year instrument, and will pay interest at an annual rate of 6%, continuously
compounded.

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