ACCT 301 Chapter Notes - Chapter 6: Cash Flow
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Lo6 1: explain the difference between simple and compound interest. A dollar today is worth more than a dollar to be received in the future. The difference between the present value of cash flows and their future value represents the time value of money. Interest is the rent paid for the use of money over time. Lo6 2: compute the future value of a single amount. The future value of a single amount is the amount of money that a dollar will grow to at some point in the future. It is computed by multiplying the single amount by (1 + i)n, where i is the interest rate and n the number of compounding periods. The future value of table allows for the calculation of future value for any single amount by providing the factors for various combinations of i and n. Lo6 3: compute the present value of a single amount.