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21 June, 02:53

Property taxes in a particular district are 2 % of the purchase price every year. If you just purchased a $150,000 home, what is the present value of all the future property tax payments? Assume that the house remains worth $150,000 forever, property tax rates never change, and that a 4 % interest rate is used for discounting. The present value of all the future property tax payments is

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  1. 21 June, 05:49
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    the present value of the property taxes is 75,000

    Explanation:

    We can determinate the present value of all the future payment using the perpetuity formula:

    150,000 x 2% = 3,000 property taxes per year as this will be paid indefinitely and the cash flow are equal; it is a perpetuity.

    C/r = PV

    3,000 / 0.04 = PV = 75,000
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