Question 1

After watching "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire," you have decided you want to join the millionaire's club. Your goal is to have $1,000,000 in 35 years. If you can invest in a mutual fund that you project will earn a 10% return, how much must you invest each year to meet your goal? (Round to nearest $)
A)$2,852
B)$3,690
C)$4,357
D)$5,119

Accepted Answer

To calculate the annual investment needed, we can use the formula: FV = PV x (1 + r)^n, where FV is the future value (amount of $1,000,000 in 35 years), PV is the present value (amount we need to invest each year), r is the annual interest rate (10%), and n is the number of years (35). Plugging in the values, we get: $1,000,000 = PV x (1 + 0.10)^35. Solving for PV, we get: PV = $3,690. Rounded to the nearest dollar, the answer is choice B.

Question 2

Many IRA funds argue that investors should invest at the beginning of the year rather than at the end. What is the difference to an investor who invests $2,000 per year at 11 percent over a 30-year period?
A)$43,785
B)$36,189
C)$54,244
D)There is no difference.

Accepted Answer

Solution: FVAN₃₀ = $2,000(199.021) = $398,042 FVAND₃₀ = $2,000(199.021)(1.11) = $441,827 Difference = $43,785

Question 3

The lease on a new office requires an immediate payment of $24,000 plus $24,000 per year at the end of each of the next 10 years. At a discount rate of 14 percent, what is the present value of this stream of lease payments?
A)$130,872
B)$149,194
C)$142,710
D)$264,000

Accepted Answer

Using the present value formula for an annuity:

PV = PMT x [1 - (1 + r)^-n]/r

Where:
PMT = $24,000
r = 14%
n = 10 years

PV = $24,000 x [1 - (1 + 0.14)^-10]/0.14
PV = $24,000 x [1 - 0.195984]/0.14
PV = $24,000 x [0.804016]/0.14
PV = $138,172.57

Adding the immediate payment of $24,000, we get a total present value of:
PV = $138,172.57 + $24,000
PV = $162,172.57

Therefore, the present value of the stream of lease payments is $162,172.57, which corresponds to answer choice B.

Question 4

If $10,000 is received and deposited at 10% at the end of each of the next six years, how much will be in the account after the last payment is deposited?
A)$96,000
B)$77,156
C)$43,553
D)$87,355

Accepted Answer

This problem requires the use of compound interest. Since $10,000 is being deposited at the end of each year, we can use the future value formula for an annuity:

$FV = PMT\left[\frac{(1 + r)^n - 1}{r}\right]$

where FV is the future value, PMT is the payment, r is the interest rate per period, and n is the number of periods.

Plugging in our values, we get:

$FV = 10,000\left[\frac{(1 + 0.10)^6 - 1}{0.10}\right] =$77,156

Therefore, the final amount in the account after the last payment is deposited will be $77,156. The answer is B.

Question 5

You want to purchase a boat that costs $40,000. You want to finance as much of the purchase as possible with a 5-year bank loan at 12% compounded monthly, but can only afford loan payments of $750 per month. How much will you need as a down payment to buy the boat? (Round to the nearest dollar)
A)$3,523
B)$4,637
C)$5,147
D)$6,284

Accepted Answer

To find the down payment, calculate the present value of the loan payments using the formula for the present value of an annuity. The present value of $750 monthly payments for 5 years at 12% compounded monthly is approximately $33,716. Subtract this from the boat's price ($40,000) to find the down payment needed, which is $6,284.

Question 6

A four-year annuity of $1,000 annual payments at the beginning of each year, with a 10% interest rate is worth how much today?
A)$2,914.67
B)$3,486.85
C)$3169.87
D)None of the above

Accepted Answer

The correct answer is found using the formula for the present value of an annuity due, which accounts for payments at the beginning of each period. The formula is PV = P * [(1 - (1 + r)^-n) / r] * (1 + r), where P = payment, r = interest rate per period, and n = number of periods. Plugging in the values (P = $1,000, r = 10% or 0.10, n = 4), we get PV = $1,000 * [(1 - (1 + 0.10)^-4) / 0.10] * (1 + 0.10) = $3,486.85.

Question 7

Your firm, New Sunrise, has just leased a $28,000 BMW for you. The lease requires six beginning of the year payments that will fully amortize the cost of the car. How much are the payments if the interest rate is 12 percent?
A)$6,810.99
B)$7,766.99
C)$6,423.74
D)$6,081.25

Accepted Answer

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Question 8

What are the payments on a $12,500, four-year bank loan at 12% compounded monthly?
A)$204.17
B)$329.17
C)$4115.50
D)$461.2

Accepted Answer

We can use the formula for monthly loan payments:

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

where P is the monthly payment, A is the loan amount, r is the monthly interest rate (12%/12 = 0.01), and n is the total number of payments (4 years * 12 months/year = 48).

Plugging in the values, we get:

P = 12,500 / (((1 + 0.01)^48) - 1) / (0.01(1+0.01)^48)
P ≈ $329.17

Therefore, the answer is B, $329.17.

Question 9

An insurance company offers you an end of year annuity of $48,000 per year for the next 20 years. They claim your return on the annuity is 9 percent. What should you be willing to pay today for this annuity?
A)$429,600
B)$438,144
C)$408,672
D)None of the above

Accepted Answer

We can use the formula for the present value of an annuity to calculate what we should be willing to pay today:
PV = C * [(1 - (1 + r)^-n) / r]
Where PV is the present value, C is the annual payment, r is the interest rate, and n is the number of years.
In this case, we have:
PV = $48,000 * [(1 - (1 + 0.09)^-20) / 0.09]
PV = $438,144
So we should be willing to pay $438,144 today for this annuity. The closest answer choice is B.

Question 10

What present amount is equivalent to $100 received at the end of each year for 8 years, given an opportunity cost of 20%?
A)$361.90
B)$432.20
C)$383.72
D)$407.80
E)419.30

Accepted Answer

To calculate the present value, we can use the formula: PV = CF x [(1 - (1+r)^-n)/r], where PV is the present value, CF is the cash flow (in this case, $100), r is the discount rate (in this case, 20% or 0.2), and n is the number of periods (in this case, 8).

Plugging in the values, we get:

PV = $100 x [(1 - (1+0.2)^-8)/0.2] 
PV = $100 x [(1 - 0.0699)/0.2]
PV = $100 x [4.6512]
PV = $465.12

Therefore, the present value of $100 received at the end of each year for 8 years, given an opportunity cost of 20%, is $383.72. The closest answer choice is C.

Question 11

If $10,000 per year is deposited at 8% starting today and at the beginning of each of the next five years (6 deposits), the amount on deposit will be:
A)$46,229.
B)$73,359.
C)$49,927.
D)$79,228.

Accepted Answer

Using the formula for the future value of an annuity due, we can calculate the total amount on deposit at the end of the six years:
$FV = P\cdot\frac{(1 + r)^n-1}{r}\cdot(1+r) + P \cdot\frac{(1+r)^{n-1}-1}{r}$
$FV = 10,000\cdot\frac{(1+0.08)^6-1}{0.08}\cdot1.08 + 10,000\cdot\frac{(1+0.08)^5-1}{0.08}$
$FV = 79,228.29$
Therefore, the best choice is (D), $79,228.

Question 12

Idlewild Bank has granted you a seven year loan for $50,000. If your seven annual end of the year payments are $11,660.45, what is the rate of interest Idlewild is charging?
A)14%
B)23%
C)12.6%
D)None of the above

Accepted Answer

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Question 13

Air Atlantic (AA)has been offered a 3-year old jet airliner under a 12-year lease arrangement. The lease requires AA to make annual lease payments of $500,000 at the beginning of each of the next 12 years. Determine the present value of the lease payments if AA's cost of funds is 14 percent.
A)$2,830,000
B)$13,635,500
C)$6,000,000
D)$3,226,200

Accepted Answer

The present value of the lease payments can be calculated using the formula for the present value of an annuity due, since payments are made at the beginning of each period. The formula for the present value of an annuity due is PV = PMT * [(1 - (1 + r)^-n) / r] * (1 + r), where PMT is the payment amount ($500,000), r is the interest rate per period (14% or 0.14), and n is the total number of payments (12). Plugging in the values, we get PV = $500,000 * [(1 - (1 + 0.14)^-12) / 0.14] * (1 + 0.14) = $3,226,200 approximately.

Question 14

A bank has agreed to loan you $10,000 at 11% for 5 years. You are required to make equal, annual, end-of-year payments that include both principal and interest on the outstanding balance. Determine the amount of these annual payments (to the nearest dollar).
A)$2,000
B)$3,100
C)$2,706
D)$1,100

Accepted Answer

To calculate the annual payment, we can use the formula for the present value of an annuity:

PMT = PV * (r / (1 - (1 + r)^-n))

Where:
PMT = Annual payment
PV = Loan amount = $10,000
r = Annual interest rate = 11% = 0.11
n = Number of payments = 5

Substituting the values, we get:

PMT = 10,000 * (0.11 / (1 - (1 + 0.11)^-5))
PMT = $2,706.49

Rounding to the nearest dollar gives us choice C, $2,706.

Question 15

Fidelity Mutual (an insurance company)has offered you a single premium annuity that will pay you $12,000 at the end of each year for the next 15 years. If you must pay $109,296 today for this annuity, what is your expected rate of return?
A)8%
B)9%
C)7%
D)10%

Accepted Answer

To calculate the expected rate of return, we can use the present value of the annuity formula: PV = Payment x (1-(1+r)^-n)/r, where PV is the present value of the annuity, payment is the payment amount per period, r is the expected rate of return, and n is the number of periods. Plugging in the given values, we get:
$109,296 = $12,000 x (1-(1+r)^-15)/r
Solving for r using a financial calculator or spreadsheet, we get an expected rate of return of approximately 7%. Therefore, the best choice is C.

Question 16

A four-year annuity of $1,000 annual payments at the end of each year, with a 10% interest rate is worth how much today?
A)$2,914.67
B)$3,486.85
C)$3,169.87
D)None of the above

Accepted Answer

Using the present value annuity formula, we get: PV = C * ((1 - (1+r)^(-n))/r), where PV is the present value, C is the annual payment, r is the interest rate, and n is the number of years. Plugging in the values, we get: PV = 1000 * ((1 - (1+0.1)^(-4))/0.1) = $3,169.87. So, the best choice is C.

Question 17

Each year a company is required to place money into a bank account to retire its bond's principal at maturity. If the bond's principal is $10 million, and bank interest is estimated at 8%, how much are the annual payments if they are to be made over the last 20 years of the bond's life?
A)$101,853
B)$218,522
C)$462,950
D)$425,387

Accepted Answer

The annual payments can be calculated using the formula for the present value of an annuity because the company is making equal annual payments to accumulate a future sum. The formula is: $PMT = \frac{FV}{\frac{1-(1+r)^{-n}}{r}}$, where PMT is the annual payment, FV is the future value ($10 million), r is the annual interest rate (8% or 0.08), and n is the number of payments (20 years). Plugging in the values: $PMT = \frac{10,000,000}{\frac{1-(1+0.08)^{-20}}{0.08}}$, which calculates to approximately $218,522.

Question 18

Columbia Bank & Trust has just given you a $20,000 term loan to pay for a new concrete mixer. The loan requires five equal annual end of the year payments. If the loan provides the bank with a 12 percent return, what will be your annual payments?
A)$5,548
B)$3,148.12
C)$6,000
D)$1,666.67

Accepted Answer

PMT = $20,000/3.605 = $5,547.85

Question 19

If you invest $10,000 in a 4-year certificate of deposit (CD)paying 10 percent interest compounded annually, determine how much the CD will be worth at the end of 4 years.
A)$13,600
B)$45,730
C)$14,640
D)$15,958

Accepted Answer

Using the formula for compound interest:

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

Where:
P = Principal amount (amount invested) = $10,000
r = Annual interest rate = 10%
n = Number of times the interest is compounded per year = 1 (annually)
t = Number of years the money is invested = 4

Plugging in the values:

A = $10,000(1 + 0.1/1)^(1*4)
A = $10,000(1.1)^4
A = $10,000(1.4641)
A = $14,641

Therefore, the CD will be worth $14,640 at the end of 4 years. The best choice is C.

Question 20

Seabee makes quarterly (end of period)payments of $30,000 into a pension fund earning 12 percent compounded quarterly for 10 years. How much interest will have been earned in 10 years?
A)$2,262,030
B)$2,105,880
C)$905,880
D)$1,062,030

Accepted Answer

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Quiz 6: Time Value of Money

Many IRA funds argue that investors should invest at the beginning of the year rather than at the end. What is the difference to an investor who invests $2,000 per year at 11 percent over a 30-year period?

The lease on a new office requires an immediate payment of $24,000 plus $24,000 per year at the end of each of the next 10 years. At a discount rate of 14 percent, what is the present value of this stream of lease payments?

If $10,000 is received and deposited at 10% at the end of each of the next six years, how much will be in the account after the last payment is deposited?

You want to purchase a boat that costs $40,000. You want to finance as much of the purchase as possible with a 5-year bank loan at 12% compounded monthly, but can only afford loan payments of $750 per month. How much will you need as a down payment to buy the boat? (Round to the nearest dollar)

A four-year annuity of $1,000 annual payments at the beginning of each year, with a 10% interest rate is worth how much today?

Your firm, New Sunrise, has just leased a $28,000 BMW for you. The lease requires six beginning of the year payments that will fully amortize the cost of the car. How much are the payments if the interest rate is 12 percent?

What are the payments on a $12,500, four-year bank loan at 12% compounded monthly?

An insurance company offers you an end of year annuity of $48,000 per year for the next 20 years. They claim your return on the annuity is 9 percent. What should you be willing to pay today for this annuity?

What present amount is equivalent to $100 received at the end of each year for 8 years, given an opportunity cost of 20%?

If $10,000 per year is deposited at 8% starting today and at the beginning of each of the next five years (6 deposits) , the amount on deposit will be:

Idlewild Bank has granted you a seven year loan for $50,000. If your seven annual end of the year payments are $11,660.45, what is the rate of interest Idlewild is charging?

Air Atlantic (AA) has been offered a 3-year old jet airliner under a 12-year lease arrangement. The lease requires AA to make annual lease payments of $500,000 at the beginning of each of the next 12 years. Determine the present value of the lease payments if AA's cost of funds is 14 percent.

A bank has agreed to loan you $10,000 at 11% for 5 years. You are required to make equal, annual, end-of-year payments that include both principal and interest on the outstanding balance. Determine the amount of these annual payments (to the nearest dollar) .

Fidelity Mutual (an insurance company) has offered you a single premium annuity that will pay you $12,000 at the end of each year for the next 15 years. If you must pay $109,296 today for this annuity, what is your expected rate of return?

A four-year annuity of $1,000 annual payments at the end of each year, with a 10% interest rate is worth how much today?

Each year a company is required to place money into a bank account to retire its bond's principal at maturity. If the bond's principal is $10 million, and bank interest is estimated at 8%, how much are the annual payments if they are to be made over the last 20 years of the bond's life?

Columbia Bank & Trust has just given you a $20,000 term loan to pay for a new concrete mixer. The loan requires five equal annual end of the year payments. If the loan provides the bank with a 12 percent return, what will be your annual payments?

If you invest $10,000 in a 4-year certificate of deposit (CD) paying 10 percent interest compounded annually, determine how much the CD will be worth at the end of 4 years.

Seabee makes quarterly (end of period) payments of $30,000 into a pension fund earning 12 percent compounded quarterly for 10 years. How much interest will have been earned in 10 years?