Hca/270 Time Value of Money

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Associate Level Material Time Value of Money Resource: Ch. 12, 12-A, & 12-C of Health Care Finance Part I: Complete the following table by inserting your responses to the questions. Cite any sources you use. Define the time value of money. | The idea that money available at the present time is worth more than the same amount in the future due to its potential earning capacity. Provided money can earn interest, any amount is worth more the sooner it is received (“Time Value of Money,” n.d.). | Provide a real-world example for the time value of money. | An example would be depositing money into a savings account now and letting it earn interest. This amount of money will be worth more later because it will earn interest. Example: I deposit $200 in the bank today, and the interest rate 5%. In one year it would be worth more (Baker and Baker, 2011). | Why is time such an important factor in financial matters? | Time is so important when it comes to financial matters because money received today will have different values in the future. The amount can increase or decrease depending on inflation and interest (Baker and Baker, 2011). | How would you use the time value of money to your financial benefit? | I would invest as much money as I could when interest rates were higher. This would make more money for me. As an example when my kids were born I deposited $100 in a savings account for them and it has more than doubled now because of the interest it has earned. | Part II: Complete the following table by calculating the ratios. Present Value Amount | Compounding period | Rate of interest | Present value | $100,000 | Annual | 6% for 10 years | $55,840 | $70,000 | Annual | 4% for 15 years | $38,871 | Internal Rate of Return Initial cost of investment | Periods of useful life | Estimated annual net cash inflow generated |
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