Effects of Inflation: Engineering Economy Lecture No. 12 Sunday, May 14, 2017

Effects of Inflation
Engineering Economy
Lecture no. 12
Sunday, May 14, 2017
Inflation Definition
The increase in the amount of money

necessary to obtain the same amount of
product or service before the inflated price
was present;
Social Phenomena where too much money
chases too few goods/services;
Impact because the value of the currency
changes downward in value.
Deflation
Where the value of the currency increases

over time and produces increased value;
Less amounts of the currency can purchase
more goods and services that before.
Not commonly seenany more!
Equating Value
Money in time period t1 can be related to

money in time period t2 by the following:
Dollars t 2
Dollars t1 =
inflation rate between t1 and t 2
The Inflation rate f
The inflation rate, f, is a percent per time

period;
Similar to an interest rate.
Let n represent the period of time between t 1
and t2 then . . . .
The Basic Inflation Relationship
Future Dollars = Todays dollars(1+f)n

Dollars in period t1 are termed:
Constant-value or todays dollars
Dollars in time period t2 are termed:
Future Dollars or,
Then-current Dollars.
Critical Relationships to Remember
Constant-value Dollars
future dollars
Constant-Value dollars = n
(1+f)
Future Dollars
n
Future dollars = today's dollars(1+f) .
Examples to Consider
Assume a firm desires to purchase a productive

asset that costs $209,000 in todays dollars.
Assume a reasonable inflation rate of, say, 4% per
year;
In 10 years, that same piece of equipment would
cost:
$209,000(1.04)10 = $309,371!
Does not count an interest rate or rate of return
consideration.
Three Important Rates
Real or inflation-free interest rate.

Denoted as i.
Inflation-adjusted interest rate.
Denoted as if
Inflation rate.
Denoted as f.
Present Worth and Inflation
Priorchapters present worth was calculated

assuming that all cash flows were in constant
value dollars;
Study Table 14-1 on page 454 for an
example of $5,000 inflated at 4% per year
with a discount rate of 10% per year.
Table 14-1 Analysis
Inf. Rate 4.00% Cost Cost in Future PW @

Int. Rate 10.00% inc. due Future Cost in Real
P. Amt $ 5,000.00 Year to $$ CV $$ int.
n Inflat. Rate
0 $ 5,000.00 $ 5,000.00 $ 5,000.00
1 $ 200 $ 5,200 $ 5,000 $ 4,545
2 $ 208 $ 5,408 $ 5,000 $ 4,132
3 $ 216 $ 5,624 $ 5,000 $ 3,757
4 $ 225 $ 5,849 $ 5,000 $ 3,415
$5,000 four years from now at a 4% inflation rate with

A 10% discount rate is equivalent to $3415 at t = 0.
Derivation of a Combine Interest Rate
We now derive if the inflation adjusted

interest rate.
Start with:
1
PF
(1 i ) n
Assume i is the real interest rate.

Derivation continued
Assume F is a future dollar amount with

inflation built in.
P is then seen to be:
F 1
P
(1 f ) (1 i )
n n
1
PF
(1 i f if ) n
Defining if
if is then seen to equal:

if = (i + f + i*f)
Then,
1
PF F ( P / F , i f , n )
(1 i f ) n
Example
Assume i = 10%/ year;

f = 4% per year;
if is then calculated as:
if = 0.10 + 0.04 + 0.10(0.04) = 0.144 = 14.4%/year

Rework the $5,000 Example
Apply the combined interest rate approach to

validate Table 14-1.
See the next slide!
Example Using the Combined Rate
Using the combined interest rate:

Comb. Rate
i(f) 14.400%
Cost in PW @
Year Future P/F,i(f),n combined
n Dollars i-rate
0 $5,000 1.0000 $5,000
1 $5,200 0.8741 $4,545
2 $5,408 0.7641 $4,132
3 $5,624 0.6679 $3,757
4 $5,849 0.5838 $3,415
Same Result as Table 14-1

Comparison of $$ Values
Future Worth Analysis
There are four different interpretations for

future worth calculations.
1. Actual future $$;
2. Purchasing power of future $$;
3. Future $$ required at t = n to maintain t = 0 purchasing
power;
4. $$ at t = n to maintain purchasing power and earn a stated
interest rate of i% per time period.
Case 1: Actual $$ at Time t = n
Solve:
F = P(1+if)n = P(F/P,if,n)
We apply the following equation for if:
if = (i + f + if) [ 14.6 ]
Case 1: Example
P = $1,000 now and the market rate of interest is

10% per year. (f = 4%/yr is included).
Remember, the market rate of interest includes both
the inflation rate and the discount rate.
If n = 7, what is the future value of the $1,000 now?
F = $1,000(F/P, 10%,7) = $1,948.
Case 2: Equations
Constant Value with Purchasing Power.
P (1 i f ) n
F
(1 f ) n
P ( F / P, i f , n)
F
(1 f ) n
Finding the REAL Interest Rate
Given a market rate of interest;

And, the inflation rate, f;
Find the real interest rate.
We know:
if = i + f + if
Solve for i: if f
i
1 f
The Real Interest Rate
The real rate, i:

Is the rate at which current $$ expand with their
same purchasing power;
Into equivalent future $$.
Given if = 10% and f = 4%
Find the real interest rate for this case.

Find the real interest rate for a market rate of
10% and inflation at 4%.
Solve:
0.10 0.04
i 0.0577 5.77%
1 0.04
F = $1,000(F/P,5.77%,7) = $1,481
Inflation of 4% per year has reduced to real rate to less
than 6% per year!
Case 3: Future Amt. With No Interest
With inflation;
Prices and costs increase over time;
Future $$ are worth less out in time;
At t = n, more $$ are needed;
We only need to apply the inflation rate to the
present sum;
F = P(1+f)n;
F = $1,000(1.04)7 = $1,316
Case 4: Inflation and Real Interest
Assume a firm has established their required

MARR;
Objective:
Maintain purchasing power and,
The time value of money.
Approach:
Calculate if and apply the required equivalence
formulas at the if rate.
Case 4: Apply the if Interest Rate
Given P = $1,000
f = 4%
Real interest rate of 5.77%;
Calculate if as;
if = 0.0577 + 0.04 + 0.0577(0.04) = 0.10
Then:
F = $1,000 (F/P,10%,7) = $1,948
Case 4: Apply the if Interest Rate
if = 0.0577 + 0.04 + 0.0577(0.04) = 0.10

Then:
F = $1,000(F/P,10%,7) = $1,948
$1,948 seven years out is equivalent to
$1,000 now with a real return of 5.77% per
year and inflation at 4% per year.
Inflation-Adjusted MARR
Let MARRf = the inflation-adjusted MARR;

Then define the MARRf as:
MARRf = i + f + i(f)
Thus;
F = P(1 + MARRf)n [ 14.12 ]
F = P(F/P, MARRf, n)
Importance of Inflation Impacts
Inmost countries, inflation is from 2% to 8%

per year;
Some countries with weak currencies,
political instability, and poor balance of
payments can have hyperinflation (as high as
100% per year).
Hyperinflation
Spend money almost immediately;

Loses value quickly;
Very difficult to perform engineering economy
calculations in a hyper-inflated economy;
Future values are unreliable and,
Future availability of investment capital is
very uncertain.
Capital Recovery Analysis Inflation
With inflation present:

Current dollars invested in a productive asset
must be recovered over time with future inflated
dollars.
With loss of future purchasing power, future
dollars will have less buying power than current
dollars;
More dollars will be required to recover a present
investment as a productive asset.
Assume an investment of $1,000 today in a

productive asset.
Assume inflation is 8% per year and a real
interest rate of 10% is required.
Assume a 5-year recovery period and a 0
salvage value;
A = 1,000 (A/P, 18.8%,5) = $325.59/year.
Use the if formula to determine the 18.8% rate.
A= 1,000(A/P, 18.8%,5) = $325.59/year (in

future dollars).
The annual equivalent of $1,000 five years
from now at 18.8% is:
A = 1,000(A/F, 18.8%,5) = $137.59/year.
For F = $1,000 at a real rate of 10% (without
inflation) is:
1,000(A/F, 10%,5) = $163.80/year.
Summary
Inflation,when treated like an interest rate,

makes the cost of the same product or
service increase over time;
This is due to the decreasing purchasing
power of the currency when inflation is in
effect.
Summary
View in terms of:

Todays dollars (constant value);
Future dollars (then-current);
Important Relationships:
Inflated interest rate;
if = i + f + if
Real Interest Rate:
i = (if f)/(1+f)
14 Summary
PW of F with inflation:
P = F(P/F,if,n).
Future worth of P in constant-value dollars
with the same purchasing power:
F = P(F/P,i,n).
F to cover a current amount with no interest:
F = P(F/P,f,n)
Summary
Hyperinflation:
Very high f values;
Available funds are expended
immediately;
Because of increasing costs due to a
rapid loss of purchasing power.
Summary
F to cover a current amount with interest:

F =P(F/P,if,n).
Annual Equivalent of a future dollar amount:
A = F(A/F,if,n).
Annual equivalent of a present amount in
future dollars:
A = P(A/P,if,n).

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Effects of Inflation

The increase in the amount of money

Where the value of the currency increases

Money in time period t1 can be related to

The inflation rate, f, is a percent per time

Future Dollars = Todays dollars(1+f)n

Assume a firm desires to purchase a productive

Real or inflation-free interest rate.

Priorchapters present worth was calculated

Inf. Rate 4.00% Cost Cost in Future PW @

$5,000 four years from now at a 4% inflation rate with

We now derive if the inflation adjusted

Assume i is the real interest rate.

Assume F is a future dollar amount with

if is then seen to equal:

Assume i = 10%/ year;

if = 0.10 + 0.04 + 0.10(0.04) = 0.144 = 14.4%/year

Apply the combined interest rate approach to

Using the combined interest rate:

Same Result as Table 14-1

There are four different interpretations for

P = $1,000 now and the market rate of interest is

Constant Value with Purchasing Power.

Given a market rate of interest;

The real rate, i:

Find the real interest rate for this case.

Assume a firm has established their required

if = 0.0577 + 0.04 + 0.0577(0.04) = 0.10

Let MARRf = the inflation-adjusted MARR;

Inmost countries, inflation is from 2% to 8%

Spend money almost immediately;

With inflation present:

Assume an investment of $1,000 today in a

A= 1,000(A/P, 18.8%,5) = $325.59/year (in

Inflation,when treated like an interest rate,

View in terms of:

F to cover a current amount with interest:

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