One year from today, Pamela Oliver is scheduled to receive a $32,000 payment from a trust fund

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One year from today, Pamela Oliver is scheduled to receive a $32,000 payment from a trust fund her father established. She wants to buy a car today but does not have the money. A friend has agreed to give Pamela the present value of the $32,000 today if she agrees to give him the full $32,000 when she collects it one year from now. They agree that 8 percent reflects a fair discount rate.

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Round your computations to the nearest whole dollar.

a. You have been asked to determine the present value of the future cash flow. Use a present value table to determine the amount of cash that Pamela's friend should give her.

b. Use an algebraic formula to verify the result you determined in Requirement a.

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Fundamental Managerial Accounting Concepts

ISBN: 978-1259569197

8th edition

Authors: Thomas Edmonds, Christopher Edmonds, Bor Yi Tsay, Philip Olds

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