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Questions › JNU › JNU SSS 2010 › Q56
1 mark, −0.5Macroeconomics › Time value of money and bond pricing › Present value, discounting and compoundingModerateabout 2 min

JNU SSS 2010 Question 56: Time value of money and bond pricing

Suppose an asset provides returns of Rs 315 after one year, Rs 661⋅50661\cdot 50661⋅50 after two years and Rs 1389⋅151389\cdot 151389⋅15 after three years and nothing thereafter. If interest is compounded yearly and the rate of interest is 5% per annum, what is the present discounted value of the asset?

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Suppose an asset provides returns of Rs 315 after one year, Rs 661· 50 after two years and Rs 1389· 15 after three years and nothing thereafter. If interest is compounded yearly and the rate of interest is 5% per annum, what is the present discounted value of the asset? (A) Rs 2,050 (B) Rs 2,100 (C) Rs 2,200 (D) Rs 2,250

Also written as: Suppose an asset provides returns of Rs 315 after one year, Rs 661* 50 after two years and Rs 1389* 15 after three years and nothing thereafter. If interest is compounded yearly and the rate of interest is 5% per annum, what is the present discounted value of the asset?

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This question is on Present value, discounting and compounding, part of Time value of money and bond pricing in Macroeconomics.

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