Exam 4: Time Value of Money

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?

What's the present value of $1,525 discounted back 5 years if the appropriate interest rate is 6%, compounded monthly?

You sold a car and accepted a note with the following cash flow stream as your payment. What was the effective price you received for the car assuming an interest rate of 6.0%?

How much would $20,000 due in 50 years be worth today if the discount rate were 7.5%?

How much would $5,000 due in 25 years be worth today if the discount rate were 5.5%?

Which of the following statements is CORRECT?

Your father's employer was just acquired, and he was given a severance payment of $375,000, which he invested at a 7.5% annual rate. He now plans to retire, and he wants to withdraw $35,000 at the end of each year, starting at the end of this year. What is the maximum number of whole payments that can be withdrawn before the account is exhausted; i.e., before the account balance would become negative? (Hint: Round down to the nearest whole number.)

You deposit $1,000 today in a savings account that pays 3.5% interest, compounded annually. How much will your account be worth at the end of 25 years?

Your uncle has $300,000 invested at 7.5%, and he now wants to retire. He wants to withdraw $35,000 at the end of each year, beginning at the end of this year. He also wants to have $25,000 left to give you when he ceases to withdraw funds from the account. What is the maximum number of $35,000 withdrawals that he can make and still have at least $25,000 left in the account? (Hint: If your solution for N is not an integer, round down to the nearest whole number.)

You agree to make 24 deposits of $500 at the beginning of each month into a bank account. At the end of the 24th month, you will have $13,000 in your account. If the bank compounds interest monthly, what nominal annual interest rate will you be earning?

On January 1, 2009, your brother's 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 2009?

Suppose you have $1,500 and plan to purchase a 5-year certificate of deposit (CD) that pays 3.5% interest, compounded annually. How much will you have when the CD matures?

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?

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

What is the present value of the following cash flow stream at a rate of 8.0%?

Starting to invest early for retirement increases the benefits of compound interest.

All other things held constant, the present value of a given annual annuity decreases as the number of periods per year increases.

Assume that you own an annuity that will pay you $15,000 per year for 12 years, with the first payment being made today. You need money today to start a new business, and your uncle offers to give you $120,000 for the annuity. If you sell it, what rate of return would your uncle earn on his investment?

Your aunt has $500,000 invested at 5.5%, and she now wants to retire. She wants to withdraw $45,000 at the beginning of each year, beginning immediately. She also wants to have $50,000 left to give you when she ceases to withdraw funds from the account. What is the maximum number of $45,000 withdrawals that she can make and still have at least $50,000 left in the account? (Hint: If your solution for N is not an integer, round down to the nearest whole number.)

Which of the following investments would have the lowest present value? Assume that the effective annual rate for all investments is the same and is greater than zero.