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SOA Exam FM Sample Question 201

Study guide: Exam FM-2

You are given the following information about a perpetuity with annual payments:

i) The first 15 payments are each 2500, with the first payment to be made three years from now.

ii) Beginning with the 16th payment, each payment is k% larger than the previous payment.

iii) Using an annual effective interest rate of 3.5%, the present value of the perpetuity is 115,000.

Calculate k.

  • A) 1.66
  • B) 1.74
  • C) 1.78
  • D) 1.83
  • E) 1.89

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