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5.3.1 FUTURE VALUE OF AN ANNUITY


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An annuity is a sequence of payments made at regular time intervals. The time period in which these payments are made is called the term of the annuity. The total amount in the account, including interest, at the end of the term of an annuity is called the future value of an annuity. The expression inside the brackets is called the compund-amount factor. Examples of annuities are regular deposits to a savings account, monthly home mortgage payments, and monthly insurance payments.
The following is the formula for future value of an annuity:
S = R [ ((1+i)n-1)/ i]

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