Chapter 4: Time Value of Money

Chapter Objectives

At the end of this chapter, you will be able to:

• Estimate the present and future value of money
• Apply uniform, arithmetic and geometric series
in estimating capital values
• Determine economic equivalence of alternative
capital options

2
Case Study
 Time Value of Money

Money has a time value.

⚫ Capital refers to wealth in the form of money
or property that can be used to produce more
wealth.
⚫ Engineering economy studies involve the
commitment of capital for extended periods
of time.
⚫ A dollar today is worth more than a dollar
one or more years from now (for several
reasons).
 Time Value of Money

❑ Money has a time value because it can earn

more money over time (earning power).
❑ Money has a time value because its
purchasing power changes over time
(inflation).
❑ Time value of money is measured in terms of
interest rate which reflects both earning and
purchasing power in the financial market.
❑ Interest is the cost of money—a cost to the
borrower and an earning to the lender
 Capital

Return to capital in the form of interest and profit is an

essential ingredient of engineering economy studies.
⚫ Interest and profit pay the providers of capital for forgoing its use
during the time the capital is being used.
⚫ Interest and profit are payments for the risk the investor takes in letting
another use his or her capital.
⚫ Any project or venture must provide a sufficient return to be financially
attractive to the suppliers of money or property.
 Methods of Calculating Interest
◼ Simple interest: the practice of charging an interest rate only to
an initial sum (principal amount).
◼ Compound interest: the practice of charging an interest rate to
an initial sum and to any previously accumulated interest that
has not been withdrawn.
 Simple Interest

Simple interest is used infrequently.

When the total interest earned or charged is linearly proportional to the
initial amount of the loan (principal), the interest rate, and the number of
interest periods, the interest and interest rate are said to be simple.
The total interest, I, earned or paid may be computed using the formula
below.

P = principal amount lent or borrowed

N = number of interest periods (e.g., years)
i = interest rate per interest period
The total amount repaid at the end of N interest periods is F = P + I.
 Example 1 – Simple Interest

If $5,000 were loaned for five years at a simple interest rate of 7%

per year, the interest earned would be

So, the total amount repaid at the end of five years would be the
original amount ($5,000) plus the interest ($1,750), or $6,750.
 Compound Interest
• Compound interest reflects both the remaining principal
and any accumulated interest.
• Compound interest is commonly used in personal and professional
financial transactions

n = N : F = P(1+ i) N
 Example 2 – Compound Interest

How much is the repayment due at the end of Year 3 for $1000 at an interest rate
compounded each period?

(1) (2)=(1)x10% (3)=(1)+(2)

Amount owed at Interest amount Amount owed at
Period beginning of period for period end of period
1 $1,000 $100 $1,100
2 $1,100 $110 $1,210
3 $1,210 $121 $1,331
 Compounding Process

A Typical Compound Interest Table at 12%

To find the compound

interest factor when
the interest rate is 12%
and the number of
interest periods is 10,
we could evaluate the
following equation
using the interest table.
 Economic Equivalence

Economic equivalence allows us to compare alternatives on a

common basis.

⚫ Each alternative can be reduced to

an equivalent basis dependent on
 interest rate,
 amount of money involved, and
 timing of monetary receipts or
expenses.
⚫ Using these elements we can
“move” cash flows so that we can
compare them at particular points
in time.
 Economic Equivalence

We need some tools to find economic equivalence.

⚫ Notation used in formulas for compound
interest calculations.
 i = effective interest rate per interest period
 N = number of compounding (interest)
periods
 P = present sum of money; equivalent value
of one or more cash flows at a reference
point in time; the present
 F = future sum of money; equivalent value
of one or more cash flows at a reference
point in time; the future
 A = end-of-period cash flows in a uniform
series continuing for a certain number of
periods, starting at the end of the first
period and continuing through the last
period
 Types of Cash Flows

Common Cash Flows

❑ Single cash flow

❑ Equal (uniform)
payment series at
regular intervals
❑ Linear gradient
series
❑ Geometric gradient
series
❑ Irregular (random)
payment series
 Cash-Flow Diagrams

A Graphical Representation of Cash Transactions over Time

Example 3: Cash-Flow Diagramming
 Cash Flow Tables

Cash flow tables are essential to modeling engineering

economy problems in a spreadsheet
 Example 2 – Repayment Plan

Borrow $20,000 at 9% interest over 5 years, requiring $200 loan

origination fee upfront. The required annual repayment is $5,141.85
over 5 years. Which repayment plan is more attractive?

End of Year Receipts Payments

Plan 1 Plan 2
Year 0 $20,000.00 $200.00 $200.00
Year 1 5,141.85 0
Year 2 5,141.85 0
Year 3 5,141.85 0
Year 4 5,141.85 0
Year 5 5,141.85 30,772.48
The amount of loan = $20,000, origination fee = $200,
interest rate = 9% APR (annual percentage rate)
 Future-Present Value

We can apply compound interest formulas to “move” cash

flows along the cash flow diagram.
Using the standard notation, we find that a present amount, P, can
grow into a future amount, F, in N time periods at interest rate i
according to the formula below.

In a similar way we can find P given F by

 Interest Formula

It is common to use standard notation for interest

factors.

This is also known as the single payment compound amount factor.

The term on the right is read “F given P at i% interest per period for N
interest periods.”

is called the single payment present worth factor.

Finding F when given P
Finding P when given F
 Example 3 – Time Value

We can use these to find economically equivalent values at

different points in time.
$2,500 at time zero is equivalent to how much after six years if the interest rate is 8%
per year?
 Example 3 – Time Value

We can use these to find economically equivalent values at

different points in time.
$3,000 at the end of year seven is equivalent to how much today (time zero) if the
interest rate is 6% per year?
 Example 3 – Time Value

We can use these to find economically equivalent values at

different points in time.
$2,500 at time zero is equivalent to how much after six years if the interest rate is 8%
per year?

$3,000 at the end of year seven is equivalent to how much today (time zero) if the
interest rate is 6% per year?
 Excel 1 – Future Value
❑ Given: P = $2,000,
⚫ i = 10%, N = 8 years

❑ Find: F

F = $2,000(1 + 0.10)8
= $2,000(F / P ,10%,8)
= $4,287.18
Excel 2 – Future Value
 Excel 3 – Present Value

❑ Given:
F = $1,000, i = 12%, N = 5
years
❑ Find: P

P = $1,000(1 + 0.12)−5
= $1,000(P / F ,12%,5)
= $567.43
Finding i when given P, F and N
Finding N when given P, F and i
 Exercise 1 – Present Value

Betty will need $12,000 in five years to pay for a major overhaul
on her tractor engine. She has found an investment that will
provide a 5% return on her invested funds. How much does Betty
need to invest today so she will have her overhaul funds in five
years?
 Future Values of Annuity

There are interest factors for a series of end-of-period cash flows.

How much will you have in 40 years if you save $3,000 each year and
your account earns 8% interest each year?
Finding F when given A
Finding F when given A
 Present Values of Annuity

Finding the present amount from a series of end-of-period cash flows.

How much would is needed today to provide an annual amount of

$50,000 each year for 20 years, at 9% interest each year?
Finding P when given A
 Sinking Fund

Finding A when given F.

F
A A A

0 1 2 N 1 2 N

How much would you need to set aside each year for 25 years, at 10%
interest, to have accumulated $1,000,000 at the end of the 25 years?
 Annual Payout

Finding A when given P.

0 1 2 N
A A A
P
0 1 2 N
Equivalent Present Wor0th N

If you had $500,000 today in an account earning 10% each year, how
much could you withdraw each year for 25 years?
Finding A when given P
 Exercise 2 – Instalments

Acme Steamer purchased a new pump for $75,000. They borrowed the
money for the pump from their bank at an interest rate of 0.5% per month
and will make a total of 24 equal, monthly payments. How much will Acme’s
monthly payments be?
To be continued…..
 Interest Rate vs Period

It can be challenging to solve for N or i.

⚫ We may know P, A, and i and want to find N.
⚫ We may know P, A, and N and want to find i.
⚫ These problems present special challenges that are best
handled on a spreadsheet.
Finding N given A, P and i
Finding N given A, P and i
 Example 4 – Loan Period

Finding N
Acme borrowed $100,000 from a local bank, which charges them an interest
rate of 7% per year. If Acme pays the bank $8,000 per year, now many years
will it take to pay off the loan?

So,

This can be solved by using the interest tables and interpolation, but we
generally resort to a computer solution.
 Payback Period

❑ Principle
N Cash Flow Cum. Flow
How fast can I recover my initial
investment? 0 −$105,000+$20,000 −$85,000
❑ Method 1 $15,000 −$70,000
Based on the cumulative cash 2 $25,000 −$45,000
3 $35,000 −$10,000
flow (or accounting profit) $45,000 $35,000
4
❑ Screening Guideline 5 $45,000 $80,000
If the payback period is less than 6 $35,000 $115,000
or equal to some specified bench-
mark period, the project would be Payback period should occurs
considered for further analysis. somewhere between
❑ Weakness N = 3 and N = 4.
Does not consider the time value
of money
 Example 5 – Rate of Return

Finding i
Jill invested $1,000 each year for five years in a local company and sold her
interest after five years for $8,000. What annual rate of return did Jill earn?

So,

Again, this can be solved using the interest tables and interpolation, but
we generally resort to a computer solution.
 Exercise 3 – Interest Rate

Finding an Interest Rate that Establishes an Economic Equivalence

Approach
At what interest rate Step 1: Select a base period to compute the equivalent
would you be indifferent value (say, n = 3).
choosing between the two Step 2: Find the equivalent worth of each cash flow
series at n = 3.
cash flows?

$1,000
$500 OptionA:F3 =$500(1+i)3 +$1,000
OptionB:F3 =$502(1+i)2 +$502(1+i)+$502 $1,000
A
$500
0 1 2 3 i = 8% A
Option A : F3 = $500(1.08)3 + $1,000 0 1 2 3
= $1,630
$502 $502 $502
Option B : F3 = $502(1.08)2 + $502(1.08) + $502
$502 $502 $502
B = $1,630
B

0 1 2 3 0 1 2 3
 Excel Spreadsheet

There are specific spreadsheet functions to find N and i.

The Excel function used to solve for N is

NPER(rate, pmt, pv), which will compute the number of payments of
magnitude pmt required to pay off a present amount (pv) at a fixed
interest rate (rate).

One Excel function used to solve for i is

RATE(nper, pmt, pv, fv), which returns a fixed interest rate for an annuity
of pmt that lasts for nper periods to either its present value (pv) or future
value (fv).
 Deferred Annuity

We need to be able to handle cash flows that do not

occur until some time in the future.
⚫ Deferred annuities are uniform series that do not begin until
some time in the future.
⚫ If the annuity is deferred J periods then the first payment (cash
flow) begins at the end of period J+1.
 Value of Deferred Annuity

Finding the value at time 0 of a deferred annuity is a two-step

process.
1. Use (P/A, i%, N-J) find the value of the deferred annuity at
the end of period J (where there are N-J cash flows in the
annuity).
2. Use (P/F, i%, J) to find the value of the deferred annuity at
time zero.
 Exercise 4 – Maintenance Expenses

Irene just purchased a new sports car and wants to also set aside cash for
future maintenance expenses. The car has a bumper-to-bumper warranty
for the first five years. Irene estimates that she will need approximately
$2,000 per year in maintenance expenses for years 6-10, at which time she
will sell the vehicle. How much money should Irene deposit into an account
today, at 8% per year, so that she will have sufficient funds in that account
to cover her projected maintenance expenses?

Present value, at EOY 5, of maintenance expenses in years 6-10, is

Now move this value to time zero

 Uniform Gradient

Sometimes cash flows change by a constant amount each period.

We can model these situations as a uniform gradient of cash flows.
The table below shows such a gradient.
End of Period Cash Flows
1 0
2 G
3 2G
: :
N (N-1)G

present value
 Uniform Gradient

We can also find A or F equivalent to a uniform gradient series.

Finding P, A when given G
 Example 6 – G/A
The annual equivalent of this End of Year Cash Flows ($)
series of cash flows can be found
by considering an annuity portion 1 2,000
of the cash flows and a gradient 2 3,000
portion. 3 4,000
4 5,000

End of Year Annuity ($) Gradient ($)

1 2,000 0
2 2,000 1,000
3 2,000 2,000
4 2,000 3,000
 Geometric Gradient

Sometimes cash flows change by a constant rate,

each period--this is a geometric gradient series.

This table presents a geometric

gradient series. It begins at the end
of year 1 and has a rate of growth,
, of 20%.

End of Year Cash Flows ($)

1 1,000
2 1,200
3 1,440
4 1,728
Geometric Gradient
 Geometric Gradient
We can find the present value of a geometric series by using the
appropriate formula below.

Where is the initial

cash flow in the series.
 Exercise 5 – Revenue Estimation

Acme Miracle projects good things for their new weight loss pill, LoseIt.
Revenues this year are expected to be $1.1 million, and Acme believes they
will increase 15% per year for the next 5 years. What are the present value
and equivalent annual amount for the anticipated revenues? Acme uses an
interest rate of 20%.

Use the geometric gradient formula to find the present value, then
convert the present amount to an annual amount.

15
 Variable Interest

When interest rates vary with time different procedures

are necessary.

⚫ Interest rates often change with time (e.g., a variable rate

mortgage).
⚫ We often must resort to moving cash flows one period at a time,
reflecting the interest rate for that single period.
 Variable Interest

The present equivalent of a cash flow occurring at the end of period N

can be computed with the equation below, where ik is the interest rate for
the kth period.

If F4 = $2,500 and i1=8%, i2=10%, and i3=11%, then

 Interest Rates

Nominal and effective interest rates.

⚫ More often than not, the time between
successive compounding, or the interest 18% Compounded Monthly
period, is less than one year (e.g., daily,
monthly, quarterly).
⚫ The annual rate is known as a nominal Interest
Nominal
rate. period
interest rate
⚫ A nominal rate of 12%, compounded
monthly, means an interest of 1% Annual
(12%/12) would accrue each month, and percentage
the annual rate would be effectively rate (APR)
somewhat greater than 12%.
⚫ The more frequent the compounding the
greater the effective interest.
 Effective Interest

The effect of more frequent compounding can be easily determined.

Let r be the nominal, annual interest rate and M the number of

compounding periods per year. We can find, i, the effective interest by
using the formula below.
 Interest Rates
Nominal and Effective Interest Rates with Different
Compounding Periods
Effective Rates
Nominal Compounding Compounding Compounding Compounding Compounding
Rate Annually Semi-annually Quarterly Monthly Daily

4% 4.00% 4.04% 4.06% 4.07% 4.08%

5 5.00 5.06 5.09 5.12 5.13

6 6.00 6.09 6.14 6.17 6.18

7 7.00 7.12 7.19 7.23 7.25

8 8.00 8.16 8.24 8.30 8.33

9 9.00 9.20 9.31 9.38 9.42

10 10.00 10.25 10.38 10.47 10.52

11 11.00 11.30 11.46 11.57 11.62

12 12.00 12.36 12.55 12.68 12.74

 Effective Interest Rates

Finding effective interest rates.

For an 18% nominal rate, compounded quarterly, the effective interest is.

For a 7% nominal rate, compounded monthly, the effective interest is.

 Exercise 6 – Motorcycle Loan

Ali plans to buy a Honda 500Z with MSRP $20,870 with instant rebate $2,443.
He is required to pay down payment of $3,427 on a loan with 6.25% APR for a
total of 72 months. What would be his monthly payment?
 Continuous Compounding

Interest can be compounded continuously.

⚫ Interest is typically compounded at the end of discrete periods.
⚫ In most companies cash is always flowing, and should be immediately
put to use.
⚫ We can allow compounding to occur continuously throughout the
period.
⚫ The effect of this compared to discrete compounding is small in most
cases.

C

i = lim 1 +
r 
−1
 C→
C →
 CK 
= e r /K − 1
 Effective Interest Rates

We can use the effective interest formula to derive the

interest factors.

As the number of compounding periods gets larger (M gets

larger), we find that
 Exercise 7 – Motorcycle Loan
F=
If you invest $1,000 in a savings account that pays 6% annual interest
compounded continuously, what would be the balance at the end of 3 years?

0
1 2 3

$1,000

ia = e0.06 −1
= 6.18%
F = $1, 000(F / P, 6.18%,3)
= $1,197.09
 Effective Interest Rates

Continuous compounding interest factors.

The other factors can be found from these.

 Summary
59

⚫ Capital expenditure evaluation require time value

projection of money.

⚫ Time value of money can be estimated using (1) uniform,

(2) arithmetic, (3) geometric series interest rates

⚫ Future values, present values, annuities, and interest rates

estimation is determined with appropriate
methods/formulae