ADMS 3530 Chapter Notes - Chapter 5: Nominal Interest Rate, Real Interest Rate, Interest

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Perpetuity and ordinary annuity formulas assume that the first payment occurs at the end of the period. Annuities due: level stream of cash flows starting immediately (at the beginning) Growing perpetuity: an infinite stream of cash flows growing at a constant rate. Growing annuity: a finite stream of cash flows growing. Future value does not have perpetuity as there is no end date to the stream. Inflation: rate at which prices as a whole are increasing. (if inflation rate is 5% per year, then goods that cost a year ago cost . 05) We need to earn a return that is greater than the rate of inflation. Consumer price index (cpi): measure the number of dollars that it takes to buy a specified basket of goods and services (represents a typical family"s purchases) Percentage increase in cpi from one year to the next measures the rate of inflation. Real value of : purchasing-power-adjusted value of a dollar.

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