Exam 6: The Time Value of Money-Annuities and Other Topics

A retirement plan guarantees to pay you or your estate a fixed amount for 20 years. At the time of retirement, you will have $31,360 to your credit in the plan. The plan anticipates earning 8% interest annually over the period you receive benefits. How much will your annual benefits be, assuming the first payment occurs one year from your retirement date?

If you have an opportunity cost of 10%, how much must you invest each year to have $4,000 accumulated in 10 years?

You are thinking of buying a miniature golf course. It is expected to generate cash flows of $40,000 per year in years one through four and $50,000 per year in years five through eight. If the appropriate discount rate is 10%, what is the present value of these cash flows?

We can use the present value of an annuity formula to calculate constant annual loan payments.

A friend of yours borrows $19,500 from the bank at 8% annually to be repaid in 10 equal annual end-of-year installments. The interest paid on this loan in year three is

How much money must you pay into an account at the beginning of each of 30 years in order to have $10,000 at the end of the 30th year? Assume that the account pays 11% per annum, and round to the nearest $1.

You have just won a magazine sweepstakes and have a choice of three alternatives. You can get $100,000 now, or $10,000 per year in perpetuity, or $50,000 now and $150,000 at the end of 10 years. If the appropriate discount rate is 12%, which option should you choose?

You are considering a home loan with monthly payments at an annual percentage yield of 5.116%. What is the quoted rate of interest on the loan?

A friend of yours plans to begin saving for retirement by depositing $2,000 at the end of each year for the next 25 years. If she can earn 10% annually on her investment, how much will she have accumulated at the end of 25 years?

You are considering purchasing common stock in AMZ Corporation. You anticipate that the company will pay dividends of $5.00 per share next year and $7.50 per share in the following year. You also believe that you can sell the common stock two years from now for $30.00 per share. If you require a 14% rate of return on this investment, what is the maximum price that you would be willing to pay for a share of AMZ common stock?

A loan amortization schedule provides a breakdown of loan payments into principal and interest payments.

If you put $10 in a savings account at the beginning of each year for 11 years, how much money will be in the account at the end of the 11th year? Assume that the account earns 11%, and round to the nearest $1.00.

How much will you receive at the end of the 41st year (i.e., the first annuity payment)? Round to the nearest $100.

You are going to pay $800 into an account at the beginning of each of 20 years. The account will then be left to compound for an additional 20 years. At the end of the 41st year you will begin receiving a perpetuity from the account. If the account pays 14%, how much will you receive each year from the perpetuity (round to nearest $1.00)?

Congratulations. You just won the California State Lottery. The amount awarded is paid in 20 equal annual installments, at the beginning of each year. You can invest your money at 6.6%, compounded annually. You have calculated that the lottery is worth $20,975,400 today. How much was the amount awarded?

The present value of a complex cash flow stream is equal to the sum of the present values of each of the cash flows.

You have borrowed $70,000 to buy a sports car. You plan to make monthly payments over a 15-year period. The bank has offered you a 9% interest rate compounded monthly. Calculate the total amount of interest dollars you will pay the bank over the life of the loan. Round to the nearest dollar and assume end-of-month payments.

Harry just bought a new four-wheel-drive Jeep Cherokee for his lumber business. The price of the vehicle was $35,000, of which he made a $5,000 down payment and took out an amortized loan for the rest. His local bank made the loan at 12% interest for five years. He is to pay back the principal and interest in five equal annual installments beginning one year from now. Determine the amount of Harry's annual payment.

SellUCars, Inc. offers you a car loan at an annual interest rate of 8% compounded monthly. What is the annual percentage yield of the loan?

When repaying an amortized loan, the interest payments increase over time.