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An engineering company in Virginia that owns 250 acres of valuable land has deci

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Question

An engineering company in Virginia that owns 250 acres of valuable land has decided to lease the mineral rights to a mining company. The primary objective is to obtain long term income to finance ongoing projects 6 and 13 years from the present time. The engineering company makes a proposal to the mining company that it pay $65,000 per year for 29 years beginning 1 year from now, plus $157,000 6 years from now and $375,000 13 years from now. If the mining company wants to pay off its lease immediately, how much should it pay now if the investment should make 12% per year?

Explanation / Answer

Year

payment

payment 2

payment 3

total payment

disc factor 10%

Present value

1

50000

50000

0.90909

         45,454.50

2

50000

50000

0.82644

         41,322.00

3

50000

50000

0.75131

         37,565.50

4

50000

50000

0.68301

         34,150.50

5

50000

200000

250000

0.62092

       155,230.00

6

50000

50000

0.56447

         28,223.50

7

50000

50000

0.51315

         25,657.50

8

50000

50000

0.4665

         23,325.00

9

50000

50000

0.42409

         21,204.50

10

50000

50000

0.38554

         19,277.00

11

50000

50000

0.35049

         17,524.50

12

50000

50000

0.31863

         15,931.50

13

50000

50000

0.28966

         14,483.00

14

50000

50000

0.26333

         13,166.50

15

50000

300000

350000

0.23939

         83,786.50

16

50000

50000

0.21762

         10,881.00

17

50000

50000

0.19784

           9,892.00

18

50000

50000

0.17985

           8,992.50

19

50000

50000

0.1635

           8,175.00

20

50000

50000

0.14864

           7,432.00

Amount to be paid now

       621,674.50

Year

payment

payment 2

payment 3

total payment

disc factor 10%

Present value

1

50000

50000

0.90909

         45,454.50

2

50000

50000

0.82644

         41,322.00

3

50000

50000

0.75131

         37,565.50

4

50000

50000

0.68301

         34,150.50

5

50000

200000

250000

0.62092

       155,230.00

6

50000

50000

0.56447

         28,223.50

7

50000

50000

0.51315

         25,657.50

8

50000

50000

0.4665

         23,325.00

9

50000

50000

0.42409

         21,204.50

10

50000

50000

0.38554

         19,277.00

11

50000

50000

0.35049

         17,524.50

12

50000

50000

0.31863

         15,931.50

13

50000

50000

0.28966

         14,483.00

14

50000

50000

0.26333

         13,166.50

15

50000

300000

350000

0.23939

         83,786.50

16

50000

50000

0.21762

         10,881.00

17

50000

50000

0.19784

           9,892.00

18

50000

50000

0.17985

           8,992.50

19

50000

50000

0.1635

           8,175.00

20

50000

50000

0.14864

           7,432.00

Amount to be paid now

       621,674.50