Equal Payment Series
Equal Payment Series
F=6000
Solution:
A=6000(A/F,8%,4)
A
=6000*0.22192=1331.52
A A A
0 1 2 3 4
Uniform-Series Present Worth Factor
(1 i ) N 1
P A P is the present worth (equivalent value) of N equal
N
i (1 i ) periodic payments, the size of each payment is A. i is
the interest rate per period.
P occurs in time one period before the first payment
P
A A A A
2 3 4 5 6
Capital Recovery Factor
i (1 i ) N
A P
(1 i ) N
1 𝐴=𝑃 ( 𝐴/ 𝑃 ,𝑖, 𝑁 )
Example: Revenue from the sale of ergonomic hand tools was $300,000 in year1 through 4 and $465,000
in years 5 through 9. Determine the equivalent annual revenue in years 1 through 9 at an interest rate of
10% per year.