Question

Imprudential, Inc., has an unfunded pension liability of $750 million that must be paid in 17 years. To assess the value of the firm's stock, financial analysts want to discount this liability back to the present. If the relevant discount rate is 8.0 percent, what is the present value of this liability

Answer 1

Answer:

$202,701,713.58

Explanation:

Present value of this liability = Value of liability / ((1+r)^t)

Present value of this liability = $750 million / ((1+0.08)^17)

Present value of this liability = $750 million / (1.08)^17

Present value of this liability = $750 million / 3.7000180548

Present value of this liability = $202,701,713.5840815

Present value of this liability = $202,701,713.58