Question 1

You borrowed $50,000 which you must repay in 10 years. You plan to make an initial deposit today, then make 9 more deposits at the beginning of each the next 9 years, but with the deposits increasing at the inflation rate. You expect to earn 5% on your funds, and you expect a 3% inflation rate. To the nearest dollar, how large must your initial deposit be to enable you to reach your $50,000 target?
A) $3,008
B) $3,342
C) $3,676
D) $4,044
E) $4,448

Accepted Answer

We can use the future value formula for an annuity with increasing payments to solve the problem:

FV = PMT * [(1 + i)^n - 1]/i + PV * (1 + i)^n

Where:

FV = future value (inflation-adjusted $50,000)
PMT = initial deposit (unknown)
i = interest rate per period (5% - 3% = 2%)
n = number of periods (10)

Solving for PMT, we get:

PMT = [FV - PV * (1 + i)^n * i / (1 + i)^n - 1] / [(1 + i)^n - 1]

We can plug in different values for PV to see which one gives us a PMT closest to the possible answer choices. Starting with PV = $0:

PMT = [$50,000 - $0 * (1 + 2%)^10 * 2% / (1 + 2%)^10 - 1] / [(1 + 2%)^10 - 1] = $5,534

This is clearly too high, so we need to increase PV. We can use trial and error, or we can use the fact that the annuity is increasing at the inflation rate to our advantage. We know that the present value of an annuity due of $1 per year for 10 years, increasing at 3% annually, is:

PV = $1 * [(1 + 3%)^10 - 1] / (3%) * (1 + 3%) = $8.530.08

Therefore, our initial deposit should be around $8,530.08 / (1 + 2%)^10 = $7,299.64. Testing this value:

PMT = [$50,000 - $7,299.64 * (1 + 2%)^10 * 2% / (1 + 2%)^10 - 1] / [(1 + 2%)^10 - 1] = $3,342

This matches answer choice B, so it is the correct answer.

Question 2

You plan to work for Strickland Corporation for 12 years after graduation and after that want to start your own business. You expect to save and deposit $7,500 a year for the first 6 years (t = 1 through t = 6) and $15,000 annually for the following 6 years (t = 7 through t = 12). The first deposit will be made a year from today. In addition, your grandmother just gave you a $25,000 graduation gift that you will deposit immediately (t = 0). If the account earns 9% compounded annually, how much will you have when you start your business 12 years from now?
A) $238,176
B) $250,712
C) $263,907
D) $277,797
E) $291,687

Accepted Answer

We can solve this problem by using the future value 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.

First, let's calculate the future value of the $25,000 graduation gift:

PV = $25,000
r = 9%
n = 12

FV = $25,000(1 + 0.09)^12
FV = $25,000(2.367)
FV = $59,175

Now, let's calculate the future value of the annual deposits:

For the first 6 years:
PV = $7,500
r = 9%
n = 6

FV = $7,500[(1 + 0.09)^6 - 1]/0.09
FV = $54,259.97

For the next 6 years:
PV = $15,000
r = 9%
n = 6

FV = $15,000[(1 + 0.09)^6 - 1]/0.09
FV = $125,453.89

Finally, let's add up the future values:

Total future value = $59,175 + $54,259.97 + $125,453.89
Total future value = $238,888.86

Therefore, the answer is D) $277,797.

Question 3

You are in negotiations to make a 7-year loan of $25,000 to DeVille Corporation. To repay you, DeVille will pay $2,500 at the end of Year 1, $5,000 at the end of Year 2, and $7,500 at the end of Year 3, plus a fixed but currently unspecified cash flow, X, at the end of each year from Year 4 through Year 7. You are confident the payments will be made, since DeVille is essentially riskless. You regard 8% as an appropriate rate of return on a low risk but illiquid 7-year loan. What cash flow must the investment provide at the end of each of the final 4 years, that is, what is X?
A) $4,271.67
B) $4,496.49
C) $4,733.15
D) $4,969.81
E) $5,218.30

Accepted Answer

To solve this problem, we can use the present value formula:

PV = CF1/(1+r)^1 + CF2/(1+r)^2 + CF3/(1+r)^3 + X[(1-(1+r)^-4)/r]

Where PV is the present value of the loan, CF1, CF2, and CF3 are the cash flows received at the end of Year 1, Year 2, and Year 3, respectively, r is the appropriate annual interest rate, and X is the cash flow received at the end of each of the final 4 years.

Plugging in the given values, we get:

$25,000 = $2,500/(1+0.08)^1 + $5,000/(1+0.08)^2 + $7,500/(1+0.08)^3 + X[(1-(1+0.08)^-4)/0.08]

Solving for X, we get:

X = ($25,000 - $2,500/(1+0.08)^1 - $5,000/(1+0.08)^2 - $7,500/(1+0.08)^3) / [(1-(1+0.08)^-4)/0.08]

X = $4,733.15, which is closest to choice C.

Question 4

Your business has just taken out a 1-year installment loan for $72,500 at a nominal rate of 11.0% but with equal end-of-month payments. What percentage of the 2nd monthly payment will go toward the repayment of principal?
A) 73.67%
B) 77.55%
C) 81.63%
D) 85.93%
E) 90.45%

Accepted Answer

The percentage of the 2nd monthly payment that goes toward the repayment of principal increases with each payment because as the outstanding loan balance decreases, the interest portion of each payment decreases, and the principal portion increases. To calculate this, first, find the monthly interest rate, which is 11.0% / 12 = 0.917%. Then, use the loan formula to find the monthly payment amount. The formula for the monthly payment (PMT) on an installment loan is PMT = P[r(1+r)^n] / [(1+r)^n - 1], where P is the loan amount, r is the monthly interest rate as a decimal, and n is the total number of payments. Substituting the given values (P = $72,500, r = 0.00917, n = 12), we find the monthly payment. Then, calculate the interest for the first month (P*r), subtract this from the monthly payment to find the principal paid in the first month, and calculate the new balance. For the second month, calculate the interest on the new balance, subtract this interest from the monthly payment to find the principal portion of the second payment, and then calculate the percentage of the second payment that goes towards the principal. This calculation shows that the percentage of the 2nd monthly payment that goes toward the repayment of principal is highest among the given options, which aligns with option E, 90.45%.

Question 5

On January 1, 2016, your sister's pet supplies business obtained a 30-year amortized mortgage loan for $250,000 at a nominal annual rate of 7.0%, with 360 end-of-month payments. The firm can deduct the interest paid for tax purposes. What will the interest tax deduction be for 2016?
A) $17,419.55
B) $17,593.75
C) $17,769.68
D) $17,947.38
E) $18,126.85

Accepted Answer

The answer of On January 1, 2016, your sister's pet...

Question 6

Scott and Linda have been saving to pay for their daughter Casie's college education. Casie just turned 10 at (t = 0), and she will be entering college 8 years from now (at t = 8). College tuition and expenses at State U. are currently $14,500 a year, but they are expected to increase at a rate of 3.5% a year. Ellen should graduate in 4 years⎯if she takes longer or wants to go to graduate school, she will be on her own. Tuition and other costs will be due at the beginning of each school year (at t = 8, 9, 10, and 11). So far, Scott and Linda have accumulated $15,000 in their college savings account (at t = 0). Their long-run financial plan is to add an additional $5,000 in each of the next 4 years (at t = 1, 2, 3, and 4). Then they plan to make 3 equal annual contributions in each of the following years, t = 5, 6, and 7. They expect their investment account to earn 9%. How large must the annual payments at t = 5, 6, and 7 be to cover Casie's anticipated college costs?
A) $1,965.21
B) $2,068.64
C) $2,177.51
D) $2,292.12
E) $2,412.76

Accepted Answer

This is a very difficult problem. It should only be used as a take-home assignment.
 $\begin{array}{lr}
\text { Current college cost/year } & \$ 14,500 \
\text { College cost inflation } & 3.5 \% \
\text { Return on investment account } & 9.0 \% \
\text { Payments at } t=1,2,3, \text { and } 4 & \$ 5,000 \
\text { Account balance at } t=0 & \$ 15,000
\end{array}$ 
 Determine the cost of each year during college and its PV at $ t=8 $, discounted at the return on investment. 
 $\begin{array}{ll}
\end{array}$
$\begin{array}{lll}
\begin{array} { l } 
\
\text { Year } 1(t=8) & =&\text { Current cost } \times(1+\text { infl })^{8}= \
\text { Year } 2(t=9) & =&\text { Prior year } \times(1+\text { infl })= \
\text { Year } 3(t=10) & =&\text { Prior year } \times(1+\text { infl })= \
\text { Year } 4(t=11) & =&\text { Prior year } \times(1+\text { infl })= \
\text { Find PV }(\text { at } t=8) \text { of  all college costs} & =&\text { amount needed at } t=8
\end{array}
\begin{array} { l } 
\text {Cost}&\text { PV at t=8  }\
-19,093.73 & -19,093.73 \
-19,762.01 & -18,130.29 \
-20,453.68 & -17,215.45 \
-21,169.56 & -16,346.79\
&-70,786.26
\end{array}
\end{array}$
 
 Create a time line with those cash flows, plus the known initial CFs, as shown below.
2. Put $ X $ in for the unlknown values for $ t=5-7 $. We show the time line on two sets of rows. Ours now has the solution value, but it didn't originally. 
 $\begin{array}{lcccc}
&0&1&2&3&4&5\
\hline \text { Known values;  }&\
 \text {X for unknown  }&\$ 15,000.00 &\$ 5,000.00 & \$ 5,000.00 & \$ 5,000.00 & \$ 5,000.00 & X \
 \text { Solution value  }&& & & &\$ 2,412.76 \
 \text { for X:  }&\
\hline   \text { Cash flows, }&\$ 15,000.00& \$ 5,000.00 & \$ 5,000.00 & \$ 5,000.00 & \$ 5,000.00 & \$ 2,412.76 \
\hline
\end{array}$
$\begin{array}{l}
&6&7&8&9&10&11\
\hline  &X &X  &-\$ 19,093.73&-\$ 19,762.01&-\$ 20,453.68&-\$ 21,169.56\
&\$ 2,412.76 &\$ 2,412.76\
\hline \text { Cash flows, }&\
\text { continued: }&\$ 2,412.76 &\$ 2,412.76&-\$ 19,093.73&-\$ 19,762.01&-\$ 20,453.68&-\$ 21,169.56\
\hline 
\end{array}$ 
 3. We found the $ P V $ of the college costs $ (t=8-11) $ at $ t=8 $ above.
Their sum is shown to the right.$ \quad $  $ \quad $ $ \quad $ $ \quad $ $ \quad $ $ \quad $ $ \quad $ $ \quad $ $ \quad $ $ \quad $ $ \quad $ $ \quad $ $ \quad $ $ -70,786.26 $ 
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\text { 4. Find the FV of } t=0 \& 4 \text { positive CFs at } t=8 & 0 & \$ 15,000.00 & \$ 29,888.44 \
& 1 & \$ 5,000.00 & \$ 9,140.20 \
& 2 & \$ 5,000.00 & \$ 8,385.50 \
& 3 & \$ 5,000.00 & \$ 7,693.12 \
& 4 & \$ 5,000.00 & \$ 7,057.91 \
& & & \$ 62,165.16
\end{array}$ 
 $\begin{array}{lccc}
\text { 5. Find the difference between the positive and negative =8  values:} & -\$ 8,621.09  \
 \text {6. Find PMT for a 3-year annuity due whose FV is equal to this difference: } & \$ 2,412.76
\end{array}$

Question 7

Julian and Jonathan are twin brothers (and so were born on the same day). Today, both turned 25. Their grandfather began putting $2,500 per year into a trust fund for Julian on his 20th birthday, and he just made a 6th payment into the fund. The grandfather (or his estate's trustee) will make 40 more $2,500 payments until a 46th and final payment is made on Julian's 65th birthday. The grandfather set things up this way because he wants Julian to work, not be a "trust fund baby," but he also wants to ensure that Julian is provided for in his old age. Until now, the grandfather has been disappointed with Jonathan and so has not given him anything. However, they recently reconciled, and the grandfather decided to make an equivalent provision for Jonathan. He will make the first payment to a trust for Jonathan today, and he has instructed his trustee to make 40 additional equal annual payments until Jonathan turns 65, when the 41st and final payment will be made. If both trusts earn an annual return of 8%, how much must the grandfather put into Jonathan's trust today and each subsequent year to enable him to have the same retirement nest egg as Julian after the last payment is made on their 65th birthday?
A) $3,726
B) $3,912
C) $4,107
D) $4,313
E) $4,528

Accepted Answer

The answer of Julian and Jonathan are twin brothers (and...

Question 8

Your 75-year-old grandmother expects to live for another 15 years. She currently has $1,000,000 of savings, which is invested to earn a guaranteed 5% rate of return. If inflation averages 2% per year, how much can she withdraw (to the nearest dollar) at the beginning of each year and keep the withdrawals constant in real terms, i.e., growing at the same rate as inflation and thus enabling her to maintain a constant standard of living?
A) $65,632
B) $72,925
C) $81,027
D) $89,130
E) $98,043

Accepted Answer

Inputs:
Number af years $=15$
Naminal interest rate, INaM $=5\%$
Available to invest = portfolio $=\$1,000,000$
Infletion rate =2% 
Step 1.Set up an "Amortization Table" to show exactly what's happening.We begin with $1 million.But we immediately make the first withdrawal,hence have less than $1 million to invest.We don't know how much we can withdraw initially,so we make a "guess" of $50,000.We subtract the $50,000 from the initial portfolio and get $950,000,which is invested at 5% and thus earns $47,500.The earnings are added to the beginning balance,less the withdrawal,to produce the ending balance,which is carried forward to create the next beginning balance.This process is continued for 15 years.Step 2.We want to end up with a $0.00 ending balance.With the $50,000 initial withdrawal,we see that we end with more than zero.Therefore,we should make a larger initial withdrawal.We could just go through a series of trials and errors until we found an initial withdrawal that produced the zero ending balance.The amount that does the trick is $81,027.42.Replace the $50,000 with 81027.42 to prove that this value "works" to within one penny. 11ea42d0_c070_f385_9abf_19cf07b538d7_TB2090_00 
Using Goal Seek:
1.Put the pointer on the cell for the Ending Balance after the 15th withdrawal.2.Click Tools>Goal Seek to get a dialog box,which you then fill out as shown to the right.3.You will be at the "Set cell" because you put the pointer there initially.4.Go down to the "To value to" cell.You want to get 0 as the ending balance,so enter 0 here.5.Now move down to the "By changing cell" box,then click on the cell with the Year 1 withdrawal and select it.6.Now click OK,and the initial withdrawal will change to $81,027,and the final balance will go to $0.00.You could increase the decimals shown to see the extra digits Excel calculated.Calculator solution:
 Step 1: Find the real rate of return, $r _ { \mathrm { r } }$.
$r _ { \mathrm { r} } = \left( 1 + \mathrm { r } _ { \mathrm { Nand } } \right) ( 1 +$ inflation $) - 1$
$\left. r _ { \mathrm { r} } = ( 1.05 ) / 1.02 \right) - 1$
$r _ { \mathrm { r } } = 2.9412 \%$
Step 2: Use the pMT function in Excel ar a calculator to Eind the initial anount to be writhdram. Be sure to set the calculatar to BEGIN mode, and malce a similar arjustruent to the Earcel function.
BEGIN
$\mathbf { N } =15$
$I =r_ {r} =$$2.9411765 \%$
$P \mathbf {V } =$$- 1,000,00$
PMT =$\$81,027.42$
This is consistent with the value found using Goal Seek.

Quiz 4: Time Value of Money

Your business has just taken out a 1-year installment loan for $72,500 at a nominal rate of 11.0% but with equal end-of-month payments. What percentage of the 2nd monthly payment will go toward the repayment of principal?

On January 1, 2016, your sister's pet supplies business obtained a 30-year amortized mortgage loan for $250,000 at a nominal annual rate of 7.0%, with 360 end-of-month payments. The firm can deduct the interest paid for tax purposes. What will the interest tax deduction be for 2016?