Gradient
Gradient
Gradient
– Linear gradient
– Geometric gradient
Linear gradient series
(1 + i)N –iN - 1
P=G
i2(1 + i)N
= G(P/G,N.i)
$3.44 million
Cash option
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 25 26
$357,000
G = $7,000
$196,000
$189,000
$175,000
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 25 26
Equivalent present value of annual payment
option at 4.5%
$2,000
$1,750
$1,500
$1,250
$1,000
0
1 2 3 4 5
0
1 2 3 4 5
P1 = $1,000(P / A,12%,5)
= $3,60480
.
P2 = $250(P / G,12%,5)
= $1,599.20
P = $3,604.08 + $1,59920
.
= $5,204
Example – linear gradient
Allied Signal
0 1 2 3 4 5
Raytheon
0 1 2 3 4 5
Composite cash flow
$0 $2k $4k $6k $8k
0 1 2 3 4 5
$50k $52k $54k $56k $58k strict linear gradient series
= +
equal payment series
0 1 2 3 4 5 $50k $50k $50k $50k $50k
0 1 2 3 4 5
Gradient to equal-payment conversion
⇔
0 1 2 3 4 5 0 1 2 3 4 5
strict linear gradient series equal payment series
P = G(P/G, i, N) A = P(A/P, i, N)
A = G(P/G, i, N)(A/P, i, N)
⎡ (1 + i ) N − iN − 1 ⎤ ⎡ i (1 + i ) N ⎤ ⎡ (1 + i ) N − iN − 1 ⎤
A=G⎢ ⎥ ⎢ ⎥ =G⎢ ⎥ = G ( A / G , i, N )
⎣ i (1 + i ) ⎦ ⎣ (1 + i ) − 1 ⎦ ⎢⎣ i ⎡⎣(1 + i ) − 1⎤⎦ ⎥⎦
2 N N N
Future worth of a gradient series
⇔
0 1 2 3 4 5 0 1 2 3 4 5
strict linear gradient series equal payment series
A = G(A/G,i,N)
F = A(F/A,i,N)
F = G(A/G,i,N)(F/A,i,N) = G(F/G,i,N)
⎡ (1 + i ) N − iN − 1 ⎤ ⎡ (1 + i ) N − 1 ⎤ G ⎡ (1 + i ) N − 1 ⎤
F =G⎢ ⎥⎢ ⎥ = ⎢ − N ⎥ = G ( F / G , i, N )
⎢⎣ i ⎡⎣(1 + i ) − 1⎤⎦ ⎥⎦ ⎣
N
i ⎦ i ⎣ i ⎦
Linear vs. geometric gradient
A8
A
Cash flows on a linear gradient A5 A 6
7
A8
An = A1 (1 + g ) n −1 , n = 1, 2,..., n A7
A6
A5
A
A1 A2 A3 4
Present worth factor
1 – (1 – g)N (1 + i)-N
P = A1 i≠g
i-g
N
P = A1 i=g
1+i A8
A7
A6
A5
A
A1 A2 A3 4
Example – problem 2.43
– given:
g = 5%
i = 7%
N = 25 years
A1 = $50,000
– find: P
g = 6%
$1000
0 1…
11 … 15
$A
Composite $200
0
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Figure 2-32
Unconventional equivalence calculations