ECON 1010 Lecture 9: Chapter 7: Finance, Saving, and Investment

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Interest on capital and present value we will not be tested on concept (only equation) of present value, professor wants us to understand the principle. Present value tells you what money earned in the future is worth today. it allows us to compare the prices we pay for today"s investment against the investment"s future earnings. For a smart choice, the present value of the investment"s future earnings is greater than the investment"s price today. Example- if somebody is going to offer you a building that is going to generate a stream of future earnings, how much will you be willing to pay for it today. It is pretty simple rule, if present value is greater than investment price then go for it , if not then forget about it. The present value of a future amount of money is the amount that if invested today, will grow as large as the future amount, taking account of earned interest.

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