Question 1

Some of the cash flows shown on a time line can be in the form of annuity payments while others can be uneven amounts.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Time lines cannot be constructed in situations where some of the cash flows occur annually but others occur quarterly.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

How much would $1, growing at 3.5% per year, be worth after 75 years?

Accepted Answer

A)  $12.54 
B)  $13.20 
C)  $13.86 
D)  $14.55 
E)  $15.28 
A)  $12.54 
B)  $13.20 
C)  $13.86 
D)  $14.55 
E)  $15.28

Question 4

Suppose the U.S. Treasury offers to sell you a bond for $747.25. No payments will be made until the bond matures 5 years from now, at which time it will be redeemed for $1,000. What interest rate would you earn if you bought this bond at the offer price?

Accepted Answer

A)  4.37% 
B)  4.86% 
C)  5.40% 
D)  6.00% 
E)  6.60% 
A)  4.37% 
B)  4.86% 
C)  5.40% 
D)  6.00% 
E)  6.60%

Question 5

Your father paid $10,000 (CF at t = 0) for an investment that promises to pay $750 at the end of each of the next 5 years, then an additional lump sum payment of $10,000 at the end of the 5th year. What is the expected rate of return on this investment?

Accepted Answer

A)  6.77% 
B)  7.13% 
C)  7.50% 
D)  7.88% 
E)  8.27% 
A)  6.77% 
B)  7.13% 
C)  7.50% 
D)  7.88% 
E)  8.27%

Question 6

What is the PV of an annuity due with 5 payments of $2,500 at an interest rate of 5.5%?

Accepted Answer

A)  $11,262.88 
B)  $11,826.02 
C)  $12,417.32 
D)  $13,038.19 
E)  $13,690.10 
A)  $11,262.88 
B)  $11,826.02 
C)  $12,417.32 
D)  $13,038.19 
E)  $13,690.10

Question 7

Your father is about to retire, and he wants to buy an annuity that will provide him with $85,000 of income a year for 25 years, with the first payment coming immediately. The going rate on such annuities is 5.15%. How much would it cost him to buy the annuity today?

Accepted Answer

A)  $1,063,968 
B)  $1,119,966 
C)  $1,178,912 
D)  $1,240,960 
E)  $1,303,008 
A)  $1,063,968 
B)  $1,119,966 
C)  $1,178,912 
D)  $1,240,960 
E)  $1,303,008

Question 8

What's the rate of return you would earn if you paid $950 for a perpetuity that pays $85 per year?

Accepted Answer

A)  8.95% 
B)  9.39% 
C)  9.86% 
D)  10.36% 
E)  10.88% 
A)  8.95% 
B)  9.39% 
C)  9.86% 
D)  10.36% 
E)  10.88%

Question 9

Which of the following statements regarding a 15-year (180-month) $125,000, fixed-rate mortgage is CORRECT? (Ignore taxes and transactions costs.)

Accepted Answer

A)  The remaining balance after three years will be $125,000 less one third of the interest paid during the first three years. 
B)  Because the outstanding balance declines over time, the monthly payments will also decline over time. 
C)  Interest payments on the mortgage will increase steadily over time, but the total amount of each payment will remain constant. 
D)  The proportion of the monthly payment that goes towards repayment of principal will be lower 10 years from now than it will be the first year. 
E)  The outstanding balance declines at a faster rate in the later years of the loan's life. 
A)  The remaining balance after three years will be $125,000 less one third of the interest paid during the first three years. 
B)  Because the outstanding balance declines over time, the monthly payments will also decline over time. 
C)  Interest payments on the mortgage will increase steadily over time, but the total amount of each payment will remain constant. 
D)  The proportion of the monthly payment that goes towards repayment of principal will be lower 10 years from now than it will be the first year. 
E)  The outstanding balance declines at a faster rate in the later years of the loan's life.

Question 10

Suppose Sally Smith plans to invest $1,000. She can earn an effective annual rate of 5% on Security A, while Security B has an effective annual rate of 12%. After 11 years, the compounded value of Security B should be more than twice the compounded value of Security A. (Ignore risk, and assume that compounding occurs annually.)

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Suppose you deposited $5,000 in a bank account that pays 5.25% with daily compounding based on a 360-day year. How much would be in the account after 8 months, assuming each month has 30 days?

Accepted Answer

A)  $5,178.09 
B)  $5,436.99 
C)  $5,708.84 
D)  $5,994.28 
E)  $6,294.00 
A)  $5,178.09 
B)  $5,436.99 
C)  $5,708.84 
D)  $5,994.28 
E)  $6,294.00

Question 12

If a bank compounds savings accounts quarterly, the effective annual rate will exceed the nominal rate.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

You plan to invest in securities that pay 8.0%, compounded annually. If you invest $5,000 today, how many years will it take for your investment to grow to $9,140.20?

Accepted Answer

A)  5.14 
B)  5.71 
C)  6.35 
D)  7.05 
E)  7.84 
A)  5.14 
B)  5.71 
C)  6.35 
D)  7.05 
E)  7.84

Question 14

The present value of a future sum increases as either the discount rate or the number of periods per year increases, other things held constant.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Suppose a State of New York bond will pay $1,000 ten years from now. If the going interest rate on these 10-year bonds is 5.5%, how much is the bond worth today?

Accepted Answer

A)  $585.43 
B)  $614.70 
C)  $645.44 
D)  $677.71 
E)  $711.59 
A)  $585.43 
B)  $614.70 
C)  $645.44 
D)  $677.71 
E)  $711.59

Question 16

Steve and Ed are cousins who were both born on the same day, and both turned 25 today. Their grandfather began putting $2,500 per year into a trust fund for Steve on his 20th birthday, and he just made a 6th payment into the fund. The grandfather (or his estate's trustee)Until now, the grandfather has been disappointed with Ed, hence has not given him anything. However, they recently reconciled, and the grandfather decided to make an equivalent provision for Ed. He will make the first payment to a trust for Ed today, and he has instructed his trustee to make 40 additional equal annual payments until Ed 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 Ed's trust today and each subsequent year to enable him to have the same retirement nest egg as Steve after the last payment is made on their 65th birthday?

Accepted Answer

A)  $3,726 
B)  $3,912 
C)  $4,107 
D)  $4,313 
E)  $4,528 
A)  $3,726 
B)  $3,912 
C)  $4,107 
D)  $4,313 
E)  $4,528

Question 17

Your aunt is about to retire, and she wants to sell some of her stock and buy an annuity that will provide her with income of $50,000 per year for 30 years, beginning a year from today. The going rate on such annuities is 7.25%. How much would it cost her to buy such an annuity today?

Accepted Answer

A)  $574,924 
B)  $605,183 
C)  $635,442 
D)  $667,214 
E)  $700,575 
A)  $574,924 
B)  $605,183 
C)  $635,442 
D)  $667,214 
E)  $700,575

Question 18

Suppose your credit card issuer states that it charges a 15.00% nominal annual rate, but you must make monthly payments, which amounts to monthly compounding. What is the effective annual rate?

Accepted Answer

A)  15.27% 
B)  16.08% 
C)  16.88% 
D)  17.72% 
E)  18.61% 
A)  15.27% 
B)  16.08% 
C)  16.88% 
D)  17.72% 
E)  18.61%

Question 19

You want to buy a new sports car 3 years from now, and you plan to save $4,200 per year, beginning one year from today. You will deposit your savings in an account that pays 5.2% interest. How much will you have just after you make the 3rd deposit, 3 years from now?

Accepted Answer

A)  $11,973 
B)  $12,603 
C)  $13,267 
D)  $13,930 
E)  $14,626 
A)  $11,973 
B)  $12,603 
C)  $13,267 
D)  $13,930 
E)  $14,626

Question 20

Which of the following statements is CORRECT?

Accepted Answer

A)  A time line is not meaningful unless all cash flows occur annually. 
B)  Time lines are not useful for visualizing complex problems prior to doing actual calculations. 
C)  Time lines cannot be constructed to deal with situations where some of the cash flows occur annually but others occur quarterly. 
D)  Time lines can only be constructed for annuities where the payments occur at the end of the periods, i.e., for ordinary annuities. 
E)  Time lines can be constructed where some of the payments constitute an annuity but others are unequal and thus are not part of the annuity. 
A)  A time line is not meaningful unless all cash flows occur annually. 
B)  Time lines are not useful for visualizing complex problems prior to doing actual calculations. 
C)  Time lines cannot be constructed to deal with situations where some of the cash flows occur annually but others occur quarterly. 
D)  Time lines can only be constructed for annuities where the payments occur at the end of the periods, i.e., for ordinary annuities. 
E)  Time lines can be constructed where some of the payments constitute an annuity but others are unequal and thus are not part of the annuity.

Some of the cash flows shown on a time line can be in the form of annuity payments while others can be uneven amounts.

Time lines cannot be constructed in situations where some of the cash flows occur annually but others occur quarterly.

How much would $1, growing at 3.5% per year, be worth after 75 years?

Suppose the U.S. Treasury offers to sell you a bond for $747.25. No payments will be made until the bond matures 5 years from now, at which time it will be redeemed for $1,000. What interest rate would you earn if you bought this bond at the offer price?

Your father paid $10,000 (CF at t = 0) for an investment that promises to pay $750 at the end of each of the next 5 years, then an additional lump sum payment of $10,000 at the end of the 5th year. What is the expected rate of return on this investment?

What is the PV of an annuity due with 5 payments of $2,500 at an interest rate of 5.5%?

Your father is about to retire, and he wants to buy an annuity that will provide him with $85,000 of income a year for 25 years, with the first payment coming immediately. The going rate on such annuities is 5.15%. How much would it cost him to buy the annuity today?

What's the rate of return you would earn if you paid $950 for a perpetuity that pays $85 per year?

Which of the following statements regarding a 15-year (180-month) $125,000, fixed-rate mortgage is CORRECT? (Ignore taxes and transactions costs.)

Suppose you deposited $5,000 in a bank account that pays 5.25% with daily compounding based on a 360-day year. How much would be in the account after 8 months, assuming each month has 30 days?

If a bank compounds savings accounts quarterly, the effective annual rate will exceed the nominal rate.

You plan to invest in securities that pay 8.0%, compounded annually. If you invest $5,000 today, how many years will it take for your investment to grow to $9,140.20?

The present value of a future sum increases as either the discount rate or the number of periods per year increases, other things held constant.

Suppose a State of New York bond will pay $1,000 ten years from now. If the going interest rate on these 10-year bonds is 5.5%, how much is the bond worth today?

Your aunt is about to retire, and she wants to sell some of her stock and buy an annuity that will provide her with income of $50,000 per year for 30 years, beginning a year from today. The going rate on such annuities is 7.25%. How much would it cost her to buy such an annuity today?

Suppose your credit card issuer states that it charges a 15.00% nominal annual rate, but you must make monthly payments, which amounts to monthly compounding. What is the effective annual rate?

You want to buy a new sports car 3 years from now, and you plan to save $4,200 per year, beginning one year from today. You will deposit your savings in an account that pays 5.2% interest. How much will you have just after you make the 3rd deposit, 3 years from now?

Which of the following statements is CORRECT?

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Exam 5: Time Value of Money

Some of the cash flows shown on a time line can be in the form of annuity payments while others can be uneven amounts.

Time lines cannot be constructed in situations where some of the cash flows occur annually but others occur quarterly.

How much would $1, growing at 3.5% per year, be worth after 75 years?

Suppose the U.S. Treasury offers to sell you a bond for $747.25. No payments will be made until the bond matures 5 years from now, at which time it will be redeemed for $1,000. What interest rate would you earn if you bought this bond at the offer price?

Your father paid $10,000 (CF at t = 0) for an investment that promises to pay $750 at the end of each of the next 5 years, then an additional lump sum payment of $10,000 at the end of the 5th year. What is the expected rate of return on this investment?

What is the PV of an annuity due with 5 payments of $2,500 at an interest rate of 5.5%?

Your father is about to retire, and he wants to buy an annuity that will provide him with $85,000 of income a year for 25 years, with the first payment coming immediately. The going rate on such annuities is 5.15%. How much would it cost him to buy the annuity today?

What's the rate of return you would earn if you paid $950 for a perpetuity that pays $85 per year?

Which of the following statements regarding a 15-year (180-month) $125,000, fixed-rate mortgage is CORRECT? (Ignore taxes and transactions costs.)

Suppose you deposited $5,000 in a bank account that pays 5.25% with daily compounding based on a 360-day year. How much would be in the account after 8 months, assuming each month has 30 days?

If a bank compounds savings accounts quarterly, the effective annual rate will exceed the nominal rate.

You plan to invest in securities that pay 8.0%, compounded annually. If you invest $5,000 today, how many years will it take for your investment to grow to $9,140.20?

The present value of a future sum increases as either the discount rate or the number of periods per year increases, other things held constant.

Suppose a State of New York bond will pay $1,000 ten years from now. If the going interest rate on these 10-year bonds is 5.5%, how much is the bond worth today?

Your aunt is about to retire, and she wants to sell some of her stock and buy an annuity that will provide her with income of $50,000 per year for 30 years, beginning a year from today. The going rate on such annuities is 7.25%. How much would it cost her to buy such an annuity today?

Suppose your credit card issuer states that it charges a 15.00% nominal annual rate, but you must make monthly payments, which amounts to monthly compounding. What is the effective annual rate?

You want to buy a new sports car 3 years from now, and you plan to save $4,200 per year, beginning one year from today. You will deposit your savings in an account that pays 5.2% interest. How much will you have just after you make the 3rd deposit, 3 years from now?

Which of the following statements is CORRECT?

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Financial Statements

Statement Analysis

Forecasting

Interest Rates

Risk and Return

Bonds

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Cost of Capital

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