PgivenAcont: Present value given Annual value [continuous] (Engineering...

PgivenAcontR Documentation

Present value given Annual value [continuous] (Engineering Economics)

Description

Compute P given A with interest compounded continuously

Usage

PgivenAcont(A, n, r)

Arguments

A

numeric vector that contains the annual value(s)

n

numeric vector that contains the period value(s)

r

numeric vector that contains the continuously compounded nominal annual interest rate(s) as a percent

Details

P is expressed as

P = A\left[\frac{e^{rn} - 1}{e^{rn}\left(e^{r} - 1\right)}\right]

P

the "present equivalent"

A

the "annual equivalent amount (occurs at the end of each year)"

r

the "nominal annual interest rate, compounded continuously"

n

the "number of periods (years)"

Value

PgivenAcont numeric vector that contains the present value(s) rounded to 2 decimal places

Author(s)

Irucka Embry

References

William G. Sullivan, Elin M. Wicks, and C. Patrick Koelling, Engineering Economy, Fourteenth Edition, Upper Saddle River, New Jersey: Pearson/Prentice Hall, 2009, page 169.

Examples


library(iemisc)

PgivenAcont(2000, 3, 12) # the interest rate is 12%




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