Simple and Compound Interest
Economic Equivalence
The time value of money and the rate help develop the concept of economi equivalence.
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$100 today = $106 after one year, interest rate is 6%
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$100 today = $94.34 before one ye the interest rate is 6%
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Simple and Compound Interest
The terms interest period, and inter are useful in calculating equivalent sums of money for one interest period in the past and one period in the future.
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But for more than one interest peri terms simple and compound interest become important.
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Simple Interest
Simple interest is calculated using the principal onl Interest = (Principal) (number of periods) (interest where the interest rate in this case is in decimals
Example 1.7
Compound Interest The interest accrued for each interest period is calculated on the principal total amount of interest accumulated in all previous periods. Compound interest mean interest on top of interest. Interest=(Principal + all accrued interest) (interest rate) Total due after a number of years = u brof yer as Principal (1+interest rate) nme
Interest rate in this case is in decimals
Example 1.8 If an engineer borrows $1000 from the company credit union per year compound interest, compute the total amount due after 3 years.
Terminology and Symbols P = Value or amount of money at a time designated time 0. P is also referred to as present worth (PW).
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F = value or amount of money at some future time. F is to as future worth (FW). A = series of consecutive, equal, end-of-period amount of also called the annual worth (AW)
n, N= number of interest periods; years, months, days.i = or rate of return per time period; percent per year, percent per t = time, stated in periods; years, months, days
Terminology
The symbol P and F represents one-time occurrence. A occurs with the same value one each interest perio specified number of periods.
It should be clear that a present value P represents sum of money at some time prior to a future value F or pr to the first occurrence of an equivalent series amount A.
A always represents a uniform value, i.e. same amou each period.
Interest rate “i” is assumed to be compound rate, un specifically stated as simple interest.
Example 1.10 A new college graduate has a job with Boeing Aerospace. He plans to borrow $10,000 now to help in buying a car. He has arranged to repay the entire principal plus 8% per year interest after 5 year. Identify the engineering economy symbols involved and their values for the total owed after 5 year.
Solution: P = $10,000 i = 8% per year n = 5 years F=?
Example 1.11
Assume you borrow $2000 now at 7% per year for 10 years and must repay the loan in equal yearly payments. Determine the symbols involved and their values? Solution: P = $2000 i = 7% per year n = 10 years A = ? Per year for 5 years
Example 1.13 You plan to make a lump-sum deposit of $5000 now into an investment account that pays 6% per year, and you plan to withdraw an equal end-of-year amount of $1000 for 5 years, starting next year. At the end of the sixth year, you plan to close your account by withdrawing the remaining money. Define the engineering economy symbols involved?
Solution: Time is expressed in years P = $ 5000 A = $1000 per year for 5 years F = ? At the end of year 6 i = 6% per year n = 5 years for A series and 6 for the F value
Example 1.14 Last year Smith’s father offered to put enough money into a saving account to generate $1000 this year to help pay Smith’s expenses at college. Identify the engineering economy symbols.
Solution: Time is in years P=? i = 6% per year n = 1 year F = P + interest = ? + $1000
Introduction to solution by comput To find present value P: PV(i%,n,A,F)
To find future value F: FV(i%,n,A,P)
To find the equal, periodic value A: PMT(i%,n,P,F)
To find the number of periods n: NPER(i%,A,P,F)
To find the compound interest rate i: RATE(n,A,P,F)
Note that the values of P,F,A should be entered taking in view the borrower and lender. Means if P,A are +ive then F should be –ive in the case of Lender and vice versa.
Minimum Attractive Rate of Return
Engineering alternatives are evaluated upon the basi reasonable ROR can be expected. Therefore some reasonable rate must be established selection criteria phase of the engineering economy study The reasonable rate is called Minimum Attractive Return (MARR) and is higher then the rate expected from a bank or some safe investment that involves minimal investment risk.
MARR is also referred to as the hurdle rat projects; i.e. to be considered financially viable the expected ROR must meet or exceed the MARR or hurdle rate. MARR is not a value calculated like ROR. established by (financial) management and used as a criterion against which an alternative’s ROR is measured, when making the accept/reject decision. ROR ≥ MARR > Cost of capital
