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Annuities   37 Similarly for a deferred annuity-due,

I ax=vnnpsax+n=ax—axnl =ax axn--T•

The following diagram which is drawn on the assumption that (x) will die after n years may be helpful:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

year of

death

 

 

n years

I

I

I

I   I

x+n

 

I

 

I

i

x x+lx+2

ax   =

1   1

1

1   1

1

1

1

1

1

ax   =   1

1   1

1

1   1

1

1

1

1

1

ax1 =

1   1

1

1   1

 

 

 

 

 

ax~ =   1

1   1

1

1

 

 

 

 

 

nlax=

 

 

 

1

1

1

1

1

ax=

 

 

1

1

1

1

1

1

Note that ax —ax =1

axn~ —ax; =1—vnnpx nax n ax=vnnpx•

  1. If (x) has a whole life annuity of 1 per annum and if he should survive one year to age x+1, he will then have a property worth 1+ax+1, therefore ax=vpx(l+ax+1) =vpx ax F1•

This may be written ax+iax=px(1+ax+1)+gxXO

= (1+ax+1) —qx(l+ax+l),   (

(7   1 \ ~F CI C E

or   lxax(l+i) =1x+1(l+ax+1)+dxXO

=lx(1+ax+1) —dx(1+ax+1).

The student should note the meanings of these identities.

  1. Suppose that the payments under a life annuity on (x) were to be, not 1 each year, but 1 at the end of the first year, 2 at the end of the second year, 3 at the end of the third year and so on, the total value would be


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