In the preceding case, the periodic cash flows of $6,000 are called an annuity. An annu-
ity is a series of cash payments or receipts (called annuity payments), spaced equally
in time, as illustrated in Exhibit 8.
450 Chapter 10 Liabilities
Today
$5,660.40
$5,340.00
$3,551.40
$6,000 Present Value of $1 6%,n 1 (0.94340)
$6,000 Present Value of $1 6%,n 2 (0.89000)
$6,000 Present Value of $1 6%,n 9 (0.59190)
$6,000 Present Value of $1 6%,n 10 (0.55840)
$6,000
PRESENT VALUE OF A
STREAM OF CASH RECEIPTS
$3,350.40
$44,160.54
Sum of Present
Value Factors
Total Present
Value of the
Stream of
Cash Receipts
7.36009
Cash receipts of $6,000 each year.
1 year 2 years 9 years 10 years
Exhibit 7
Present Value of a
Stream of Cash Receipts
Equal Cash Payments or Receipts
Spaced Equally in Time
THE CONCEPT OF AN ANNUITY
Today 1 year 2 years 9 years 10 years
$6,000 $6,000 $6,000 $6,000
Exhibit 8
The Concept of an
Annuity
The present value calculation for an annuity can be simplified using Present Value
of an Annuity of $1tables. An excerpt of a present value of an annuity of $1 table is
shown in Exhibit 9.
For example, the present value of an annuity of $1 for 10 periods at an interest rate
of 6% we will denote as Present Value of an Annuity of $16%,n= 10, which from the table