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  lOMoAR cPSD| 46578282 7/29/2020    CHAPTER 2:   EXPONENTS AND  LOGARITHMS     1    lOMoAR cPSD| 46578282 7/29/2020    7/29/2020  
B03013 – Chapter 2: Exponents and  2       2    lOMoAR cPSD| 46578282 7/29/2020    Logarithms  
PREPARED BY: FINANCE DEPARTMENT    COURSE CODE:  B03013   7/29/2020 
B02005 – Chapter 0: Introduction  1   LEARNING OBJECTIVES  
Introduce the present value.  
Define the form of the annuities.  
Identify and explain the optimal holding   time.  
Introduce the logarithmic derivative.       3    lOMoAR cPSD| 46578282 7/29/2020    7/29/2020  
B03013 – Chapter 2: Exponents and  4       4    lOMoAR cPSD| 46578282 7/29/2020    Logarithms   CONTENT   • 1  Present value    • 2  Annuities    • 3  Optimal holding time     • 4
 Logarithmic Derivative.      7/29/2020  
B03013 – Chapter 2: Exponents and  3   Logarithms   CONCEPTS  
• Exponent and exponential function.   
• Logarithm and logarithmic function  Exponents 
• Exponent: a number must be multiplied by itself 
a specified number of times.   • f(x)=ax  
• a: the base; x: the exponent.  
• Example: 25=2x2x2x2x2=32  
• Mathematical notation: “Two to the fifth power  is 32”.     5    lOMoAR cPSD| 46578282 7/29/2020    • Law of exponents       6    lOMoAR cPSD| 46578282 7/29/2020      7/29/2020  
B03013 – Chapter 2: Exponents and  5   Logarithms   Application 
• To calculate the present value, 
• To calculate the future value  • To evaluate the stock  Logarithm 
• To solve mathematical expressions that include  exponents.    • Ex: 10x=100    
• Could be iterated as “To what power must the 
number 10 be raised to equal 100?”.  7/29/2020  
B03013 – Chapter 2: Exponents 7 and Logarithms   Logarithm   • But in logarith ms:  7/29/2020  
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+ 1st : to solve t he question as a logarithm. 
+ Then: solve f or x using a logarithm table.   
• The relationsh ip 10x=100 can be expressed 
using logarith notation: x=log10100=2   
• => « log base 10 of 100 is 2 ».          7/29/2020  
B03013 – Chapter 2: Exponents 8 and Logarithms   Logarithm 
• Logarithmic derivative: 
• The derivative of the logarithmic function y =lnx   
• Derivative of y = ln u (where u is a function of  x)      8    lOMoAR cPSD| 46578282 7/29/2020      7/29/2020  
B03013 – Chapter 2: Exponents and  9   Logarithms   Logarithm  • Example   4  Y= 𝑥22−1 𝑥  +1  To compute the derivative  7/29/2020  
B03013 – Chapter 2: Exponents and  10   Logarithms     9    lOMoAR cPSD| 46578282 7/29/2020    Applications  
• Present value: the amount you would have to  invest today. 
• To solve for the present value, would use the 
formula for the present value of an investment  with compound interest:  • PV=CN x (1+r)-N  • PV: Present value 
• CN: Cash flow at time period N 
• r= periodic rate of interest, which is calculated as:    7/29/2020  
B03013 – Chapter 2: Exponents and  11   Logarithms   Applications   
• N= number of periods, which is equal to the 
number of years multiplied by the number of  periods per year. 
• Ex: PV= Present value; CN = $1 million r = (12% 
divided by 4 periods per year) N = 80 (4 periods  multiplied by 20 years) 
• Substitute the values of CN, r, and N in the formula, 
and compute the present value.    7/29/2020  
B03013 – Chapter 2: Exponents  12   and Logarithms   • Annuities:    10    lOMoAR cPSD| 46578282 7/29/2020    Applications       7/29/2020  
B03013 – Chapter 2: Exponents and  13   Logarithms   Applications  Example:  
You have started your first job and decide to put 
$200 a month into an annuity. The annuity earns 
7.2% interest per year, compounded monthly. 
How long (in months and years) will it take for the 
account to be worth $1,000,000?    7/29/2020  
B03007 – Chapter 2: Exponents and  14   Logarithms     11    lOMoAR cPSD| 46578282 7/29/2020    Applications     7/29/2020  
B03007 – Chapter 2: Exponents and  15   Logarithms   Applications 
• Optimal holding time: a decision to hold an  asset in a certain period. 
• There are many assets: appreciate/depreciate 
over time- vintage wine, real estate, forestry 
plantation and mining to name a few. 
• Compare an investment to others by the present  value.    7/29/2020  
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Example 1: You own estate the market value of 
which t years from now is given by the function 
10.000𝑒√𝑡. Assuming the interest rate for the 
foreseeable future will remain at 6 percent, the    12    lOMoAR cPSD| 46578282 7/29/2020    Applications  
optimal selling time is given by maximizing the  present value.  7/29/2020  
B03007 – Chapter 2: Exponents and  17   Logarithms   Applications 
• Example 2: Suppose your family owns a rare 
book whose value t years from now will be 
 dollars. If the prevailing interest rate 
remains constant at 6% per year compounded 
continuously, when will it be most advantageous 
for your family to sell the book and invest the  proceeds?  7/29/2020  
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• Example 3: You have 500 USD, you sent it in 
your bank account. It the interest rate is 8% per 
year. How much your account will increase to  after 5 years?    13    lOMoAR cPSD| 46578282 7/29/2020    Applications   7/29/2020  
B03007 – Chapter 2: Exponents and  19   Logarithms   Exercise 
1. At 10 percent annual interest rate, which of the 
following has the largest present value  a) $215 two years from now 
b) $100 after each of the next two years, or 
c) $100 now and $95 two years from now 
2. Assuming a 10 percent interest rate 
compounded continuously, what is the present 
value of an annuity that pay $500 a year a)  For next five years  b) Forever?  7/29/2020  
B03007 – Chapter 2: Exponents and  20   Logarithms     14    lOMoAR cPSD| 46578282 7/29/2020    Exercise 
3) Suppose you own a rare book whose value at 
time t years from now will be B(t) = 2√𝑡 dollars. 
Assuming a constant interest rate of 5%, when is 
the best time to sell the book and invest the  proceeds    7/29/2020  
B03007 – Chapter 2: Exponents and  21   Logarithms   Summary 
• Reading the law of exponents and logarithmic.   
• Applying the forms of those functions in 
economics (interest compounding, optimal  holding time…).   
• Your discussions: how can we calculate some  macro-factors in Vietnam.  7/29/2020  
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