Question: P9-11 (Algo) Computing Present Values LO9-7, 9-8 [The following information applies to the questions displayed below.] On January 1, Boston Company completed the following transactions

P9-11 (Algo) Computing Present Values LO9-7, 9-8

[The following information applies to the questions displayed below.]

On January 1, Boston Company completed the following transactions (use a 7% annual interest rate for all transactions): (FV of $1, PV of $1, FVA of $1, and PVA of $1) (Use the appropriate factor(s) from the tables provided.)

  1. Promised to pay a fixed amount of $7,700 at the end of each year for eight years and a one-time payment of $118,400 at the end of the 8th year.
  2. Established a plant remodeling fund of $492,550 to be available at the end of Year 9. A single sum that will grow to $492,550 will be deposited on January 1 of this year.
  3. Agreed to pay a severance package to a discharged employee. The company will pay $76,700 at the end of the first year, $114,200 at the end of the second year, and $151,700 at the end of the third year.
  4. Purchased a $178,500 machine on January 1 of this year for $35,700 cash. A five-year note is signed for the balance. The note will be paid in five equal year-end payments starting on December 31 of this year.

Required:

1. In transactions (1-4), determine the present value of the debt. (Round your answer to nearest whole dollar.)

Present value

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