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FV factor at 20 percent

By Jude Wallis

At 20 percent, the future value of 1 for 5 periods is 2.4883. Multiply a cash amount by that factor. This column is independently recomputed.

The formula

FV factor=(1+r)nFV\text{ factor} = (1 + r)^{n}

Multiply a single amount today by the factor to carry it forward.

Future value of 1 at 20 percent, n down the side and interest rates across the top.
n20%
11.2000
21.4400
31.7280
42.0736
52.4883
62.9860
73.5832
84.2998
95.1598
106.1917
117.4301
128.9161
1310.6993
1412.8392
1515.4070
1618.4884
1722.1861
1826.6233
1931.9480
2038.3376
2146.0051
2255.2061
2366.2474
2479.4968
2595.3962
26114.4755
27137.3706
28164.8447
29197.8136
30237.3763
35590.6682
401469.7716
453657.2620
509100.4382

Worked example

Using the 20 percent column, what factor sits at 5 periods, and what is 1,000 times that factor?

  1. Read down the 20 percent column to row 5, giving 2.4883.
  2. Multiply: 1000 x 2.4883.

The factor is 2.4883. The product is 2488.3.

How these figures were checked

Every factor on this page is recomputed before the site can build, by a separate program that works a different way: repeated multiplication instead of a power function, a period-by-period sum instead of a closed-form annuity factor, and a solved loan schedule instead of a payment formula. If the two methods disagree anywhere, the page does not ship. Printed factor tables carry typos because nobody can check three thousand numbers by hand; this one is checked on every build.

Keep reading

This page is educational material, not financial advice. The figures come from the formula shown and assume the inputs you enter hold for the whole term. Your own rate, fees, taxes and timing will differ, so treat the output as arithmetic to check a decision against, not as a recommendation.