If you receive $180 each 6 months for 11 years and the discount rate is 0.03, what is the future value?

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If you receive $180 each 6 months for 11 years and the discount rate is 0.03, what is the future value?

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We are given a stream of payments and a discount rate, and we need the future value after the last payment.

First, identify the payment timing and rate: payments are 180 every 6 months (semiannual) for 11 years, which means there are n = 11 × 2 = 22 payment periods.

The stated discount rate is 0.03, which is an annual rate. Since payments are semiannual, convert to a per-period rate by dividing by 2: i = 0.03 / 2 = 0.015 per 6-month period.

We treat this as a standard ordinary annuity (payments at the end of each period) accumulating to the end of period n. The future value formula is:
FV = PMT × [ ( (1 + i)^n − 1 ) / i ],
where PMT = 180, i = 0.015, n = 22.

Compute the accumulation factor: (1 + i)^n = (1.015)^22. This can be approximated using natural logs: ln(1.015) ≈ 0.0148886, multiply by 22 gives ≈ 0.3275, and exponentiate to get (1.015)^22 ≈ e^0.3275 ≈ 1.387.

Plug this into the formula: ((1.015)^22 − 1) / 0.015 ≈ (1.387 − 1) / 0.015 ≈ 0.387 / 0.015 ≈ 25.8.

Finally, multiply by the payment: FV ≈ 180 × 25.8 ≈ 4644.

A more precise calculation (using a more exact (1.015)^22 value) yields FV ≈ 4645.1 to 4645.2 depending on rounding at intermediate steps. The key steps are converting the rate to per-period, using the ordinary annuity future value formula, and computing the accumulation factor over 22 periods.

In summary, the process involves:
- n = 22 periods
- i = 0.015 per period
- FV = 180 × [ (1.015^22 − 1) / 0.015 ]
- Result ≈ 4645.1 to 4645.2 depending on rounding

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If you receive $180 each 6 months for 11 years and the discount rate is 0.03, what is the future value?

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