Exam 5: Interest Rates

Drew receives an inheritance that pays him $50,000 every three months for the next two years.Which of the following is closest to the present value (PV)of this inheritance if the interest rate is 8.5% (EAR)?

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Question 41

How do we handle a situation when both compounding period and cash flow interval are given to us,but both are less than a year and not equal to each other?

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Question 42

A construction company takes a loan of $280,000 to cover the cost of a new grader.If the interest rate is 8.75%APR,and payments are made monthly for five years,what percentage of the outstanding principal does the company pay in interest each month?

(Multiple Choice)

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Question 43

You decide to take out a 30-year mortgage for $445,000 at 6% APR.What are your monthly payments?

(Multiple Choice)

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Question 44

The real interest rate is the rate of growth of one's purchasing power due to money invested.

(True/False)

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Question 45

When you borrow money,the interest rate on the borrowed money is the price you pay to be able to convert your future loan payments into money today.

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Question 46

You decide to take out a 25-year mortgage for $350,000 at 5% APR.What are your monthly payments?

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Question 47

A small business refits its store.The builders charge them $125,000,which will be paid back in monthly installments over three years at 6% APR.The builders will reduce this rate to 5.5% APR if they pay $2500 up front.By approximately how much will this reduce the monthly loan repayments?

(Multiple Choice)

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Question 48

Your bank account pays monthly interest with an EAR of 8%.What amount of interest will you earn each month?

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Question 49

A homeowner has five years of monthly payments of $1400 before she has paid off her house.If the quoted interest rate is 7% APR,what is the remaining balance on her mortgage?

(Multiple Choice)

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Question 50

How are interest and return of principal handled in an amortizing loan payment?

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Question 51

What is the net present value (NPV)of an investment that costs $2500 and pays $1000 certain at the end of one,three,and five years?

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Question 52

A bank lends some money to a business.The business will pay the bank a single payment of $180,000 in ten years time.How much greater is the present value (PV)of this payment if the interest rate is 9% rather than 8%?

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Question 53

You are considering purchasing a new truck that will cost you $34,000.The dealer offers you 1.9% APR financing for 48 months (with payments made at the end of the month).Assuming you finance the entire $34,000 and finance through the dealer,your monthly payments will be closest to:

(Multiple Choice)

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Question 54

Five years ago you took out a 30-year mortgage with a quoted APR of 6.5% for $200,000.If you were to refinance the mortgage today for 20 years at a quoted APR of 4.25%,,by how much would your monthly payment change?

(Multiple Choice)

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Question 55

When there are large numbers of people looking to save their money and there is little demand for loans,one would expect interest rates to be high.

(True/False)

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Question 56

Given an inflation rate of 3.24%,and a short-term municipal bond offers a rate of 2.9%,which of the following statements is correct?

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Question 57

Which of the following is/are TRUE? I.The EAR can never exceed the APR.

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Question 58

Assuming you pay the points and borrow from the mortgage lender at 6.00%,your monthly mortgage payment (with payments made at the end of the month)will be closest to:

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Question 59

What is the general relationship between the absolute values of APR and EAR for an investment?

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Exam 5: Interest Rates

Drew receives an inheritance that pays him $50,000 every three months for the next two years.Which of the following is closest to the present value (PV)of this inheritance if the interest rate is 8.5% (EAR)?

How do we handle a situation when both compounding period and cash flow interval are given to us,but both are less than a year and not equal to each other?

A construction company takes a loan of $280,000 to cover the cost of a new grader.If the interest rate is 8.75%APR,and payments are made monthly for five years,what percentage of the outstanding principal does the company pay in interest each month?

You decide to take out a 30-year mortgage for $445,000 at 6% APR.What are your monthly payments?

The real interest rate is the rate of growth of one's purchasing power due to money invested.

When you borrow money,the interest rate on the borrowed money is the price you pay to be able to convert your future loan payments into money today.

You decide to take out a 25-year mortgage for $350,000 at 5% APR.What are your monthly payments?

A small business refits its store.The builders charge them $125,000,which will be paid back in monthly installments over three years at 6% APR.The builders will reduce this rate to 5.5% APR if they pay $2500 up front.By approximately how much will this reduce the monthly loan repayments?

Your bank account pays monthly interest with an EAR of 8%.What amount of interest will you earn each month?

A homeowner has five years of monthly payments of $1400 before she has paid off her house.If the quoted interest rate is 7% APR,what is the remaining balance on her mortgage?

How are interest and return of principal handled in an amortizing loan payment?

What is the net present value (NPV)of an investment that costs $2500 and pays $1000 certain at the end of one,three,and five years?

A bank lends some money to a business.The business will pay the bank a single payment of $180,000 in ten years time.How much greater is the present value (PV)of this payment if the interest rate is 9% rather than 8%?

You are considering purchasing a new truck that will cost you $34,000.The dealer offers you 1.9% APR financing for 48 months (with payments made at the end of the month).Assuming you finance the entire $34,000 and finance through the dealer,your monthly payments will be closest to:

Five years ago you took out a 30-year mortgage with a quoted APR of 6.5% for $200,000.If you were to refinance the mortgage today for 20 years at a quoted APR of 4.25%,,by how much would your monthly payment change?

When there are large numbers of people looking to save their money and there is little demand for loans,one would expect interest rates to be high.

Given an inflation rate of 3.24%,and a short-term municipal bond offers a rate of 2.9%,which of the following statements is correct?

Which of the following is/are TRUE? I.The EAR can never exceed the APR.

Assuming you pay the points and borrow from the mortgage lender at 6.00%,your monthly mortgage payment (with payments made at the end of the month)will be closest to:

What is the general relationship between the absolute values of APR and EAR for an investment?

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