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You expect to receive an inheritance of $250,000 in 5 years. You could invest that money today at 8% compounded semi-annually. What is the present value of the inheritance?

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The solution calculates the Present value of a $250,000 inheritance.

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We have to discount the inheritance amount to arrive at the present value.
We discount by dividing the future value (in this case $250,000) by (1+r)^n
where r = ...

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