PFE Chapter 1, Time value of money page 43
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ABCDE
Interest rate 8%
Annual deposit 4,000.00
Annual cost of college 20,000
Birthday
In bank on birthday,
before
deposit/withdrawal
Deposit
or withdrawal
at begin. of year
Total
End of year
with interest
10 0.00 4,000.00 4,000.00 4,320.00
11 4,320.00 4,000.00 8,320.00 8,985.60
12 8,985.60 4,000.00 12,985.60 14,024.45
13 14,024.45 4,000.00 18,024.45 19,466.40
14 19,466.40 4,000.00 23,466.40 25,343.72
15 25,343.72 4,000.00 29,343.72 31,691.21
16 31,691.21 4,000.00 35,691.21 38,546.51
17 38,546.51 4,000.00 42,546.51 45,950.23
18 45,950.23 -20,000.00 25,950.23 28,026.25
19 28,026.25 -20,000.00 8,026.25 8,668.35
20 8,668.35 -20,000.00 -11,331.65 -12,238.18
21 -12,238.18 -20,000.00 -32,238.18 -34,817.24
NPV of all payments -13,826.4037 <-- =NPV(B2,C8:C18)+C7
SAVING FOR COLLEGE
By looking at the end-year balances in column E, the $4,000 is not enough—Linda and
her parents will run out of money somewhere between her 19
th
and 20
th
birthdays.
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By the end of
her college career, they will be $34,817 “in the hole.” Another way to see this is to look at the
net present value calculation in cell C20: As we saw in the previous section, a combination
savings/withdrawal plan is fully funded when the NPV of all the payments/withdrawals is zero.
In cell C20 we see that the NPV is negative—Linda’s plan is underfunded.
How much should Linda’s parents put aside each year? There are several ways to answer
this question, which we explore below.
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At the end of Linda’s 19 year (row 16), there is $8,668.35 remaining in the account. At the end of the following
year, there is a negative amount in the account.