Answer:
Final single payment at the end of third year is $7,779.57
Explanation:
Given:
Present value of machine (PV) = $12,000
Number of annual payments (nper) = 5
Rate = 4% or 0.04
We need to calculate annual payment (pmt). Use spreadsheet function =pmt(rate,nper,PV)
We get, annual payment = $2,695.53
Note: PV is negative as it's a cash outflow.
Payment at made at the end of second year = 2695.53 × 2
= $5,391.06
Final payment made at the end of third year = 2695.53 + [tex]\frac{2695.53}{1.04}+\frac{2695.53}{1.04^{2} }[/tex]
= 2695.53 + 2591.86 + 2492.17
= $7,779.57