Chapter 03 - Basic Annuities

Section 3.0 - Sum of a Geometric Sequence

The form for the sum of a geometric sequence is:

Sum(n) ≡ a + ar + ar 2 + ar 3 + · · · + ar n−1

Here a = (the first term) n = (the number of terms)

r = (the multiplicative factor between adjacent terms)
Note that

rSum(n) = ar + ar 2 + · · · + ar n and therefore

a + rSum(n) = a + ar + ar 2 + · · · + ar n−1 + ar n
= Sum(n) + ar n .
Solving this equation for Sum(n) produces

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 (r − 1)Sum(n) = a(r n − 1).

Therefore
a(1−r n ) a(r n −1)
(
(1−r ) = (r −1) if r 6= 1
Sum(n) =
na if r = 1

We will refer to this formula with the abbreviation SGS.

Example

100ν(1 − ν 30 )
100ν + 100ν 2 + 100ν 3 + · · · + 100ν 30 =
(1 − ν)
1
So , for example, if ν = 1.1 , then the above sum is

100(1.1)−1 (1 − (1.1)−30 )
= 942.6914467
(1 − (1.1)−1 )
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Section 3.1 - Annuity Terminology
Definition: An annuity is
intervals of time.
Examples: Home Mortgage payments, car loan payments, pension
payments.
For an annuity - certain, the payments are made for a fixed (finite)
period of time, called the term of the annuity. An example is monthly
payments on a 30-year home mortgage.
For an contingent annuity, the payments are made until some event
happens. An example is monthly pension payments which continue
until the person dies.
The interval between payments (a month, a quarter, a year) is called
the payment period.

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Section 3.2 - Annuity - Immediate (Ordinary Annuity)
In the annuity-Immediate setting

Generic Setting The amount of 1 is paid at the end of each of n

payment periods.
Payment

1
0

0 1 2 ... n−1 n

Time
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The present value of this sequence of payments is
an| ≡ an|i ≡ ν + ν 2 + ν 3 + · · · + ν n

(1 − ν n ) ν (1 + i)−1 1
= because = −1
=
i 1−ν i(1 + i) i
where i is the effective interest rate per payment period.
Payment

1
0

0 1 2 ... n−1 n
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Viewing this stream of payments from the end of the last payment
period, the accumulated value (future value) is

sn| ≡ sn|i ≡ 1 + (1 + i) + (1 + i)2 + · · · + (1 + i)n−1

1 (1 + i)n − 1
 
=   by SGS
(1 + i) − 1

Note also that ν = (1 + i)−1 implies

(1 + i)n an| = (1 + i)n (ν + ν 2 + · · · + ν n )

= (1 + i)n−1 + (1 + i)n−2 + · · · + 1
= sn|

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Invest 1 for n periods, paying i at the end of each period. If the
principal is returned at the end, how does the present value of these
payments relate to the initial investment?
1
Payment

0 1 2 ... n−1 n

Time

1 = iν + iν 2 + · · · + iν n + 1ν n
= ian| + ν n .
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A relationship that will be used in a later chapter is

1 i
+i = +i
sn| (1 + i)n − 1

i + i(1 + i)n − i
=
(1 + i)n − 1
i
= 1
1− (1+i)n

i 1
= n
=
1−ν an|

Example
Auto loan requires payments of $300 per month for 3 years at a
nominal annual rate of 9% compounded monthly. What is the
present value of this loan and the accumulated value at its
conclusion?
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There are n = 36 monthly payments and the effective monthly
interest rate is .09/12 = .0075.

Present Value = 300a36|.0075

= $9, 434.04

Accumulated Value = 300s36|.0075

[(1 + i)n − 1] [(1.0075)36 − 1]
= 300 = 300
i .0075
= $12, 345.81
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Exercise 3-2:

The cash price of an automobile is $10,000. The buyer is willing to

finance the purchase at 18% convertible monthly and to make
payments of $250 at the end of each month for four years. Find the
down payment that will be necessary.
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Exercise 3-6:

If an| = x and a2n| = y , express i as a function of x and y .

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Section 3.3 - Annuity - Due
In the annuity-due setting

Generic Setting The amount of 1 is paid at the beginning of each of

n payment periods.
Payment

1
0

0 1 2 ... n−1 n

Time
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The present value of this sequence of payments is

än| ≡ än|i ≡ 1 + ν + ν 2 + · · · + ν n−1

(1 − ν n )
=
d

Note also that

än| = 1 + an−1|

Now view these payments from the end of the last payment period.

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Payment

1
0

0 1 2 ... n−1 n

Time

The accumulated value at t = n is

s̈n| ≡ (1 + i) + (1 + i)2 + · · · + (1 + i)n

(1 + i) (1 + i)n − 1
 
(1 + i)n − 1
=   (by SGS) = .
(1 + i) − 1 d
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Some additional useful relationships are:
s̈n| = (1 + i)sn| and
1 1
= + d.
än| s̈n|

Example
Starting on her 30th birthday, a women invests x dollars every year
on her birthday in an account that grows at an annual effective
interest rate of 7%. What should x be if she wants this fund to grow
to $300,000 just before her 65th birthday?
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 (1 + .07)35 − 1 
300 = x s̈35|.07 = x
.07/(1 + .07)
= x(147.91346) or x = 2.02821.
So payments should be $2, 028.21
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Exercise 3-8:

Find the present value of payments of $200 every six months

starting immediately and continuing through four years from the
present, and $100 every six months thereafter through ten years
from the present, if i (2) = .06.
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Exercise 3-9:
A worker age 40 wishes to accumulate a fund for retirement by
depositing $3000 at the beginning of each year for 25 years. Starting
at age 65 the worker plans to make 15 annual equal withdrawals at
the beginning of each year. Assuming all payments are certain to be
made, find the amount of each withdrawal starting at age 65 to the
nearest dollar, if the effective interest rate is 8% during the first 25
years but only 7% thereafter.
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Section 3.4 - Annuities Evaluated at Other Points in Time
Example Setting:
Payment

1
0

10 14 18 22

Time

The value of an annuity depends on the vision point (valuation point)

of the analysis, i.e. the position of the valuation point relative to the
payment stream. The above setting will be used for examples.
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At the end of period 9 what is the value of these future payments?
Here the answer is
ν 3 a8| = ν 4 ä8| = ν 11 s8| = ν 12 s̈n|

A deferred annuity is one that begins payments at some time in the

future. Using the setting above, we could describe this stream of
payments from the time t = 0 as

12 |a8| = (8 payment annuity immediate deferred 12 periods.)

It could also be viewed as an annuity-due deferred 13 periods

13 |ä8| = ν 13 ä8| = ä21| − ä13|

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What is the accumulated value of this stream of payments at the end
of period 24?

(1 + i)4 s8| = s12| − s4| (viewed as an annuity-immediate)

(1 + i)3 s̈8| = s̈11| − s̈3| (viewed as an annuity-due)

What is the value of this stream of payments at time t = 17?

ν 3 s8| = ν 4 s̈8| = (1 + i)5 a8| = (1 + i)4 ä8|

The value at t = 17 can also be expressed as, for example,

s5| + a3| = s̈4| + ä4|

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Exercise 3-14:
It is known that
a7| a3| + sx|
= .
a11| ay | + sz|

Find x, y and z.
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Section 3.5 - Perpetuities
It is a perpetuity when the payments continue forever.
Generic Example Perpetuity-Immediate:
Payment

1
0

0 1 2 3 4 ...

Time

The present value of this infinite sequence of payments is

ν + ν2 + ν3 + ν4 + · · ·
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The present value of the first n terms is, of course,
(1 − ν n )
an| = .
i
Since 0 < ν < 1, letting n → ∞ produces

If the infinite stream of payments includes a payment made at the

current time, then it becomes a perpetuity-due.
Payment

1
0

0 1 2 3 4 ...
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This generic perpetuity-due has a present value of
ä∞| = 1 + a∞|
1 (1 + i)
=1+ =
i i

The idea of a perpetuity is a useful computational tool. But there are

very few financial instruments that have this exact structure. Note
that
an| = a∞| − ν n a∞|
1 1
= − νn
i i
1 − νn
= .
i
Thus perpetuities can be useful in expressing the values of finite
annuities.
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Example: $2000 is deposited at the beginning of each year for 15
years. Starting at the beginning of the 25th year, the account makes
equal annual payments forever. If the account earns 6% effective per
year what is the amount of these annual payments?
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At t = 24 (beginning of the 25th year) the account’s value is
 (1 + .06)15 − 1 
(2000)(1 + .06)9 s̈15|.06 = (2000)(1.06)9
.06/(1.06)
= 83, 367.43.

Set this equal to

This equation produces

(.06)(83, 367.43)
x=
(1.06)
= $4, 718.91.
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Exercise 3-19:

A deferred perpetuity-due begins payments at time n with annual

payments of $1000 per year. If the present value of this
perpetuity-due is equal to $6561 and the effective rate of interest is
i = 1/9, find n.
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Section 3.6 - Unknown Time
The annuity-immediate present value formula, an| , was developed
assuming n is a positive integer. If a loan of L dollars is to be repaid
with payments of c dollars per period, then

(1 − ν n )
L = can| = c or
i

represents the number of payments needed. But this n might not be

an integer, i.e.

n0 < n < n0 + 1.

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In order to pay off the loan of L, one method is to make a drop
payment (a partial payment) of xc where 0 < x < 1 at time
t = n0 + 1. This is done to complete the loan, producing

A second option for completing the loan is to make a balloon

payment of c(1 + y ) at time t = n0 with 0 < y < 1. This will also
complete the loan provided

L = c[an0 | + y ν n0 ]

In an analogous problem, suppose deposits of c are made at the

beginning of each interest period with the goal of achieving a
accumulated value of A at the end of the last period. How long
would it take to achieve this goal?
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Here
 (1 + i)n − 1 
A = c s̈n| = c
d
produces

Again in this setting, this n may not be an integer, i.e.

n0 < n < n0 + 1. Thus a balloon deposit at t = n0 or a drop deposit
at t = n0 + 1 will be necessary to complete the accumulation goal.

Example: A couple sets up a college fund for their child in hopes of

accumulating $50,000 in the account by making annual deposits of
$2,000 in an account that earns an effective annual interest rate of
5%. If they make the first deposit today, how many deposits are
needed to achieve their goal and what drop payment (deposit) is
needed at the end?
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 = 16.07.

At t = 16 (one year after the 16th deposit), the account contains

 (1.05)16 − 1 
(2000)s̈16|.05 = (2000)
.05/(1.05)

= $49, 680.73.
Thus a drop deposit of $319.27 at t = 16 will achieve their goal at
that point in time.

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Exercise 3-24:
A loan of $1000 is to be repaid by annual payments of $100 to
commence at the end of the fifth year and to continue thereafter for
as long as necessary. Find the time and amount of the final
payment, if the final payment is to be larger than the regular
payments. Assume i = .045.
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Section 3.7 - Unknown Rate of Interest
Suppose the annuity problem setting is one in which the interest rate
is unknown, but the other characteristics are known. In these setting
the equation to solve for i often takes the form:
 n
1
1 − 1+i
an| = g or = g.
i
where both g and n are known. This is clearly a difficult equation to
solve for i.
The solution for i can be directly found using a financial calculator.
That is the preferred mode of solution.

The textbook provides a simple but crude approximation

. 2(n − g)
i= .
g(n + 1)

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If the setting produces an equation of the form
sn| = g ∗
the solution is again obtained with a financial calculator. An
approximation analogous to the one above is

Example: Twenty annual deposits of $2000 will accumulate in an

account to $50,000 at the time of the last deposit. What is the
annual effective interest rate of this account?
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Using a financial calculator produces
i = .022854
The approximation described above produces
. 2(25 − 20)
i= = .02105.
25(19)
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Exercise 3-29:

If a2| = 1.75, find an exact expression for i.

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Section 3.8 - Varying Interest Rates
Often interest rates change from one period to the next. Let ij denote
the interest rate and νj = (1 + ij )−1 , the discount rate for the period
which begins at t = j − 1 and ends at t = j.
Payment

1
0

0 1 2 ... n−1 n

Time

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The present value of payments of 1 at the end of each of n periods is
n
Y
PVn = ν1 + ν1 ν2 + ν1 ν2 ν3 + · · · + νj
j=1

Now consider the accumulated value of these payments at time

t = n:
n−1
Y
FVn = 1 + (1 + in ) + (1 + in )(1 + in−1 ) + · · · + (1 + in+1−j )
j=1

n−1 Y
X t
=1+ (1 + in+1−s ).
t=1 s=1

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If payments of 1 are made at the beginning of each period
the present value is

In this case, accumulated value of the deposits at t = n is

n
Y
¨ n = (1 + in ) + (1 + in )(1 + in−1 ) + · · · +
FV (1 + in+1−j )
j=1

n Y
X t
= (1 + in+1−s ).
t=1 s=1

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The scheme used so far in this section to attribute interest to each
payment is called the portfolio method. With the portfolio method the
interest rate ij for the j th interest period (stretching from t = j − 1 to
t = j) is applied to each and every payment that is viewed as active
during that j th interest period. So when evaluating a stream of
payments from a viewpoint of t = t0 , any payment that must pass
through the j th interest period to get to t0 will have either νj or (1 + ij )
applied to it as it passes through.

The portfolio method is contrasted with a second method which is

called the yield curve method. When the yield curve method is
applied, an interest rate of ij is attached only to a payment made at
time t = j and that rate (or its corresponding discount rate
νj = (1 + ij )−1 ) is applied to ALL periods in which that payment
made at time t = j is active.

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Payment

1
0

0 1 2 ... n−1 n

Time

Using the generic annuity-immediate setting and the yield curve

method consider the present value of these payments of 1:

PVn = ν1 + (ν2 )2 + · · · + (νn )n =

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Likewise,
¨ n = 1 + ν1 + (ν2 )2 + · · · + (νn−1 )n−1
PV = 1 + PVn−1 .

Examining the accumulated values with the yield curve method

produces
¨ n = (1 + in−1 ) + (1 + in−2 )2 + · · · + (1 + i0 )n
FV
n
X
= (1 + in−t )t ,
t=1

where i0 is the interest rate attached to a payment at t = 0. It also

follows that

¨ n − (1 + i0 )n .
FVn = 1 + FV

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Example:

Use the yield curve method to find the accumulated value of twelve
$1000 payment at the last payment. Use 5% interest for the first 4
payments, 4% for the second 4 and 3% for the last 4 payments.
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1000[(1 + .05)8 s4|.05 + (1 + .04)4 s4|.04 + s4|.03 ]

h  (1.05)4 − 1   (1.04)4 − 1 
= 1000 (1.05)8 + (1.04)4
.05 .04
 (1.03)4 − 1 i
+
.03
= 1000[6.36802 + 4.96776 + 4.18363]
= $15, 519.41.

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Exercise 3-32(b):
Find the present value of an annuity-immediate which pays 1 at the
end of each half-year for five years, if the payments for the first three
years are subject to a nominal annual interest rate of 8% convertible
semiannually and the payments for the last two years are subject to
a nominal annual interest rate of 7% convertible semiannually.
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Exercise 3-33:
Find the present value of an annuity-immediate which pays 1 at the
end of each year for five years, if the interest rates are given by
it = .06 + .002(t − 1) for t = 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 where it is interpreted
according to the
(a) yield curve method
(b) portfolio method
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