Plan for today (13 July) Introduce time value of money (TVM) by illustrating how TVM can help us understand why maximizing shareholder wealth is an appropriate corporate objective. Various examples of the 4 learning objectives for chapter 5 (see next page):
Chapter 5 Learning Objectives
How Financial Markets Reconcile Preferences for Current vs. Future Consumption
Simple TMV problems using Financial Calculator
Time value of Money in Excel
Rule of 72 from Khan Academy 7
Rule of 72 and its generalization See Rule of 72 Worksheet.Rule of 72 Worksheet
Future Value and Present Value Tables See (password is “baylorbears”) Next, go to and replicate the information contained in
Summary of Time Value Calculations