You are considering an investment that will pay you $1,000 in one year, $2, mm in two years, and $3,000 in three years. If you want to earn 10% on your money, how much would you be willing to pay?

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6. You are considering an investment that will pay you $1,000 in one year, $2,
mm in two years, and $3,000 in three years. If you want to earn 10% on your
money, how much would you be willing to pay? 

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To calculate the present value of this investment, we need to discount each future cash flow back to its present value using the given rate of 10%. We can use the formula for the present value of an annuity to calculate the present value of the cash flows at the end of year 1 and year 2, and the formula for the present value of a lump sum to calculate the present value of the cash flow at the end of year 3.

PV(year 1) = $1,000 / (1 + 0.1)^1 = $909.09

PV(year 2) = $2,000 / (1 + 0.1)^2 = $1,652.89

PV(year 3) = $3,000 / (1 + 0.1)^3 = $2,487.56

The total present value of the cash flows is the sum of the present values of each cash flow:

Total present value = PV(year 1) + PV(year 2) + PV(year 3) = $909.09 + $1,652.89 + $2,487.56 = $5,049.54

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