Question: The annuity framework provides an alternative method to expressing a net present value ( NPV ) analysis. This annual worth method has the advantage that

The annuity framework provides an alternative method to expressing a net present value(NPV) analysis. This annual worth method has the advantage that it expresses its results in terms of a constant level of cash flow and thus is easily understood. Suppose a project has an associated cash flow stream (x0, x1,..., xn) over n years. A present value analysis uses a (fictitious) constant ideal bank with interest rate r to transform this stream hypothetically into an equivalent one of the form (V,0,0,...,0), where V is the net present value of the stream. An annual worth analysis uses the same ideal bank to hypothetically transform the sequence to one of the form (0, A, A, A,...,A). The value A is the annual worth (over n years) of the project. It is the equivalent net amount that is generated by the project if all amounts are converted to a fixed nyear annuity starting the first year. 1. Given a cash flow stream X =(x0, x1,..., xn), a new stream X\infty of infinite length is made by successively repeating the corresponding finite stream. The interest rate is r. Let P and A be the present value and the annual worth, respectively of stream X. Finally, let P\infty be the present value of stream X\infty . Find A in terms of P\infty and conclude that A can be used as well as P\infty for evaluation purposes.

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