348 VALUATION, DEPRECIATION AND THE RATE-BASE
EXPLANATION OF TABLE 24
AMOUNT OF ONE DOLLAR AT INTEREST COMPOUNDED QUARTERLY
Table 24 gives the amount of $1 at interest rates from 23 per
cent to 6 per cent for each year up to ro years and then for every
10 years from 10 to 50 years. The amount for other years can
be obtained by multiplying together the figures given in the
table as in the examples given below.
Examples. — (a) What is the amount of $1 in 27 years at 3%
per cent interest compounded quarterly?
From the 31 per cent column take the figures given for 20
years and for 7 years and multiply them together.
$1 X 1.910516438 X 1.254303900 = $2.306368219.
(b) What is the amount of $24,360.50 in 11 years at 4 per cent
interest compounded quarterly?
From the 4 per cent column take the figures given for 10 years
and for 1 year and multiply them together, then multiply the
result by $24.360.50.
$1.488863734 X 1.040604010 X 24,360.50 = $37,742.15.
(¢c) What will be the amount of $13,240,762.10 in 33 years at
3 per cent compounded quarterly?
From the 3 per cent column take the figures for 3 years and
for one-half year, multiply them together and then multiply the
result by $13,240,762.10.
$1.093806808 X 1.015056250X $13,240,762.10 = $14,700,804.16.