Answer:
The answer is "85818.18"
Explanation:
Given:
[tex]\to PMT = \$11,800 \\\\\to n=8 \\\\\to r= \frac{4.4\%}{2}= 2.2\% = 0.022\\\\\to PV=?[/tex]
Using formula:
[tex]PV = PMT\times \frac{(1- \frac{1}{(1+r)^n} )}{r}[/tex]
[tex]= 11,800 \times \frac{(1- \frac{1}{(1+0.022)^8} )}{0.022}\\\\ = 11,800 \times \frac{(1- \frac{1}{(1.022)^8} )}{0.022}\\\\ = 11,800 \times \frac{(1- 0.840219648)}{0.022}\\\\ = 11,800 \times \frac{0.160}{0.022}\\\\=11,800 \times 7.272727\\\\=85818.18[/tex]