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COMPOUND INTEREST

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  • September 9, 2024 at 7:48 pm #711028
    menpagalhoon
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    I was watching a video wherein the teacher said that in order to generate $ 1,000,000 in three years’ time through simple interest, we need to invest a principal amount of $ 856,200 today.

    How is this amount arrived at??

    Then, the teacher proceeds to explain that in order to have $ 1,000,000 in three years’ time through compound interest, we need to invest $ 850,000 today.

    Present Value = 1000000 / (1+5.6%) ^ 3 = $ 849, 197.

    I just don’t understand how present value using simple interest is computed.

    September 9, 2024 at 7:50 pm #711029
    menpagalhoon
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    I forgot to mention that the rate of interest is 5.6%.

    September 9, 2024 at 11:07 pm #711034
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    1000000 / ( 1 + (0.056 × 3)) = 856164.38

    The principal investment required to get a total amount, principal plus interest

    $1,000,000.00 from simple interest at a rate of 5.6% per year for 3 years is $856,164.38.

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