Question 1

Barber Company will receive $500,000 in 7 years.If the appropriate interest rate is 10%, the present value of the $500,000 receipt is

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Question 2

Bella requires $80,000 in four years to purchase a new home.What amount must be invested today in an investment that earns 6% interest, compounded annually?

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Question 3

Milner Company will invest $200,000 today.The investment will earn 6% for 5 years, with no funds withdrawn.In 5 years, the amount in the investment fund is

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Question 4

What is the present value today of $6,000 to be received six years from today?

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To calculate the present value of a future amount, we need to use the present value formula and discount the future amount back to the present. The formula is: Present Value = Future Value / (1 + r)^n, where r is the discount rate and n is the number of years. In this case, we need to discount $6,000 back to the present, which means n = 6, and we need to use a discount rate (r) of 9%. Therefore, the calculation is: Present Value = $6,000 / (1 + 0.09)^6 = $3,247.51. The only answer that is close to this amount is C, which is $6,000 × 0.621 × 0.909 = $3,247.89.

Question 5

Peter invests $100,000 in a 3-year certificate of deposit earning 3.5% at his local bank.Which time value concept would be used to determine the maturity value of the certificate?

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The future value of one concept is used to calculate how much a single sum of money today will grow to at a future date given a specific interest rate, which is exactly what is needed to determine the maturity value of a certificate of deposit.

Question 6

If an individual put $4,000 in a savings account today, what amount of cash would be available two years from today?

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To calculate the amount of cash available two years from today, we need to use the formula for compound interest:

A = P(1 + r/n)^(nt)

Where:
A = Amount of cash available after t years
P = Principal amount (initial investment)
r = Annual interest rate (as a decimal)
n = Number of times the interest is compounded per year
t = Number of years

Assuming the savings account offers an annual interest rate of 8.26% (0.0826) compounded annually, we can plug in the values:

A = $4,000(1 + 0.0826/1)^(1×2)
A = $4,000(1 + 0.0826)^2
A = $4,000(1.826)
A = $7,304

Therefore, the amount of cash available two years from today is $7,304.

The only option that matches this calculation is B, $4,000 × 0.826 × 2. Option A, $4,000 × 0.826, is just the amount of interest earned in one year, while option C, $4,000 ÷ 0.826, is the amount needed to invest today to have $4,000 in two years (ignoring interest earned). Option D, $4,000 ÷ 0.909 × 2, does not use the correct interest rate or compounding period, and therefore is not the correct calculation for this problem.

Question 7

Angie invested $50,000 she received from her grandmother today in a fund that is expected to earn 10% per annum.To what amount should the investment grow in five years if interest is compounded semi-annually?

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Using the formula for compound interest, we have:

A = P(1 + r/n)^(nt)

where:
A = amount
P = principal (initial investment)
r = annual interest rate (as a decimal)
n = number of times the interest is compounded per year
t = number of years

Plugging in the values given, we have:

A = 50,000(1 + 0.1/2)^(2*5)
A = 81,445.05

Therefore, the investment should grow to $81,445.05 in five years if interest is compounded semi-annually. The correct answer is choice C.

Question 8

Jerry recently was offered a position with a major accounting firm.The firm offered Jerry either a signing bonus of $23,000 payable on the first day of work or a signing bonus of $26,000 payable after one year of employment.Assuming that the relevant interest rate is 10%, which option should Jerry choose?

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Question 9

What interest rate (the nearest percent) must Charlie earn on a $75,000 investment today so that he will have $190,000 after 12 years?

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This can be solved using the formula FV = PV * (1+r)^n, where FV is the future value, PV is the present value, r is the interest rate, and n is the number of years. Plugging in the given values, we get:

190,000 = 75,000 * (1+r)^12

Dividing both sides by 75,000 gives:

2.53333 = (1+r)^12

Taking the 12th root of both sides gives:

1.0797 = 1+r

Subtracting 1 from both sides gives:

r = 0.0797 or 7.97%

The nearest percent is 8%, so the answer is C, 8%.

Question 10

Altman Company will invest $300,000 today.The investment will earn 6% for 5 years, with no funds withdrawn.In 5 years, the amount in the investment fund is

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Question 11

If $4,000 is put in a savings account today, what amount will be available six years from now?

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Question 12

If $3,000 is put in a savings account today, what amount will be available three years from today?

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The most likely scenario is that the question is asking for the future value of $3,000 after 3 years with interest ($	ext{FV}$). We can use the formula $	ext{FV}=	ext{PV}	imes(1+r)^n$ where $	ext{PV}$ is the present value (the initial investment), $r$ is the annual interest rate, and $n$ is the number of years.

However, we are not given the interest rate, so we need to make an assumption. Since none of the answer choices suggest using a formula with interest and we are not provided with any other information, we can assume that the interest is compounded annually and that the interest rate is constant over the 3 years.

Out of the answer choices given, only choice B provides a formula that takes into account an interest rate and compounding, so we can select it as the answer. We can solve for the interest rate as follows:

$	ext{FV}=	ext{PV}	imes(1+r)^n$
$\dfrac{	ext{FV}}{	ext{PV}}=(1+r)^n$
$\sqrt[n]{\dfrac{	ext{FV}}{	ext{PV}}}=1+r$
$r=\sqrt[n]{\dfrac{	ext{FV}}{	ext{PV}}}-1$

If we assume an interest rate of 6% (or 0.06 in decimal form), then the formula becomes:

$	ext{FV}=	ext{PV}	imes(1+0.06)^3 = 3000	imes1.191 = 3573$

This is close to choice B: $3,000	imes1.260=3780$, which suggests an interest rate of about 5.33% (approximately $\sqrt[3]{1.260}-1$). Although this does not exactly match our assumed interest rate, it is the answer choice that makes the most sense based on the information given.

Question 13

What amount should be deposited in a bank account today to grow to $10,000 three years from today?

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We can use the formula for present value of a lump sum: 
PV = FV / (1 + r)^n 
where PV is present value, FV is future value, r is the annual interest rate, and n is the number of years. 
Plugging in the given values: 
PV = 10,000 / (1 + r)^3 
We don't know the interest rate, so we can't solve for PV. However, we are given answer choices that involve calculations with the interest rate. 
Choice A multiplies the future value by 1.260, which implies that the interest rate is 26%. This is an unrealistic and unlikely interest rate, so we can eliminate this choice. 
Choice B multiplies the future value by 1.260 and by 3, which implies that the interest rate is 26% per year for 3 years. Again, this is an unrealistic and unlikely interest rate, so we can eliminate this choice. 
Choice C divides the future value by 1.260, which implies that the interest rate is 26% per year. This is a high but possible interest rate, so we can keep this choice. 
Choice D divides the future value by 1.080 and multiplies by 3, which implies that the interest rate is 8% per year for 3 years. This interest rate is more realistic than the choices involving 26%, but it still seems low for a bank deposit. 
Therefore, the best choice is C, which gives a present value of approximately $7,936.51 when rounded to the nearest cent.

Question 14

At the end of two years, what will be the balance in a savings account paying 6% annually if $5,000 is deposited today? The future value of one at 6% for one period is 1.06.

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To calculate the balance after two years, we need to multiply the initial deposit by the future value of one for two periods:
$5,000 x 1.06 x 1.06 = $5,618. Therefore, the correct answer is D.

Question 15

Dunston Company will receive $100,000 in a future year.If the future receipt is discounted at an interest rate of 10%, its present value is $51,316.In how many years is the $100,000 received?

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Question 16

Ethan has $20,000 to invest today at an annual interest rate of 4%.Approximately how many years will it take before the investment grows to $40,500?

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Using the rule of 72, which is a simplified way to estimate the number of years required to double the investment at a fixed annual rate of interest, we divide 72 by the interest rate (4%) to get approximately 18 years to double the investment from $20,000 to $40,000. Since $40,500 is slightly more than double, it will take just over 18 years, but 18 is the closest estimate.

Question 17

What amount should be deposited in a bank today to grow to $3,000 three years from today?

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The formula for calculating the present value of a future amount is:
Present Value = Future Value ÷ (1 + r)n
where r is the annual interest rate and n is the number of years.

In this case, we want to find the present value that will grow to $3,000 in three years. We don't know the interest rate, so we'll assume it's constant over the three years.

We can use the formula above to find the present value needed:
Present Value = $3,000 ÷ (1 + r)3

Option C is the only one that uses a combination of interest rates to calculate the present value needed to grow to $3,000 in three years. This is because the interest rate is not given, so we can't simply use a single interest rate to calculate the present value.

Question 18

Mordica Company will receive $100,000 in 7 years.If the appropriate interest rate is 10%, the present value of the $100,000 receipt is

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Question 19

Barkley Company will receive $100,000 in a future year.If the future receipt is discounted at an interest rate of 8%, its present value is $63,017.In how many years is the $100,000 received?
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Using the formula for present value, PV=FV/(1+r)^n, we can solve for n:

63,017 = 100,000/(1+0.08)^n
0.68017 = 1/(1+0.08)^n
n = 6.99

Since we cannot have a fraction of a year, we round up to the nearest whole number and get 7 years. Therefore, the best choice is C.

Question 20

John Jones won a lottery that will pay him $1,000,000 after twenty years.Assuming an appropriate interest rate is 5% compounded annually, what is the present value of this amount?

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We can use the present value formula to calculate the present value of the $1,000,000 lottery winning.

PV = FV / (1 + r)^n

where PV is the present value, FV is the future value, r is the interest rate, and n is the number of periods.

In this case, FV = $1,000,000, r = 5%, and n = 20.

PV = $1,000,000 / (1 + 0.05)^20
PV = $1,000,000 / 2.6533
PV = $376,888.76

So the present value of the $1,000,000 lottery winning is $376,888.76, which is closest to answer choice B ($2,653,300 is incorrect as it is the future value, not the present value).

Quiz 6: Accounting and the Time Value of Money