Chapter 5: Time value of money Flashcards
what does time value mean for money
it can be invested today and be worth more tomorrow
what is the opportunity cost of money
the interest rate that would be earned by investing it
what is the discount rate also called
required rate of return (k)
what do you need to make time value decisions
identify the relevant discount rate you should use
what is simple interest
interest paid or received only on the initial investment (principal)
- the same amount of interest is earned each year
what is compound interest
interest that is earned on the principal amount and on the future interest payments
how do you calculate FV on financial calculator
PV = - , I/y, n, cpt FV
what is discounting also called
computing for PV
what does PV or discounting mean
asking how much will a person need to invest today at that interest rate to have $xxx in so many years``
what is of exchange
something that can be used to facilitate transactions
money in a sense represents out ability to buy goods and services, that is it operates s a medium of exchange and has no value in and of itself.
what is the compound value interest factor (CVIF)
a term that represents the future value of an investment at a given rate of interest and for a stated number for periods (1 + K)to the power of n
- basic compounding equation
what is basis point
1/100 of 1 percent is a basis point
what happens when earning just a few basis points more on one investment
causes the future value of the portfolio to compound that much faster
- just be careful not underestimate the associated risks, it can cause you to loose big
what is discounting
finding the present value of a future value by accounting for the time value of money
what is present value interest factor (PVIF)
a formula that determines the present value of $1 to be received at some point in the future n based on a given interest rate k
if people don’t want to pay in the full price for something, they ask for a discount
so $1 million in 40 years is
in the same way, $1 million dollars in 40 years is not worth $1 million today, so you discount or take something off to get it to its true value
the discount factors (PVIF) are always less than one as long as
discount rates are positive k is greater than 0
this means that future dollars are usually worth less than the same dollars today
- this is not always the case (pay german gov. to lend them money)
the greater the discount rate, the
greater the CVIF and future value
and
the smaller the PVIF and present value
and vice versa
consider low interest rates on pension funds, what happens when interest rates are low
based on discounting these future pension payments using current interest rates
- as a result of very low interest rates, the PV of these pension liabilities has increased dramatically