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

A) True
B) False

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You are considering two equally risky annuities, each of which pays $5,000 per year for 10 years. Investment ORD is an ordinary (or deferred) annuity, while Investment DUE is an annuity due. Which of the following statements is CORRECT?


A) A rational investor would be willing to pay more for DUE than for ORD, so their market prices should differ.
B) The present value of DUE exceeds the present value of ORD, while the future value of DUE is less than the future value of ORD.
C) The present value of ORD exceeds the present value of DUE, and the future value of ORD also exceeds the future value of DUE.
D) The present value of ORD exceeds the present value of DUE, while the future value of DUE exceeds the future value of ORD.
E) If the going rate of interest decreases from 10% to 0%, the difference between the present value of ORD and the present value of DUE would remain constant.

F) B) and D)
G) C) and E)

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Which of the following statements is CORRECT, assuming positive interest rates and holding other things constant?


A) The present value of a 5-year, $250 annuity due will be lower than the PV of a similar ordinary annuity.
B) A 30-year, $150,000 amortized mortgage will have larger monthly payments than an otherwise similar 20-year mortgage.
C) A bank loan's nominal interest rate will always be equal to or greater than its effective annual rate.
D) If an investment pays 10% interest, compounded quarterly, its effective annual rate will be greater than 10%.
E) Banks A and B offer the same nominal annual rate of interest, but A pays interest quarterly and B pays semiannually. Deposits in Bank B will provide the higher future value if you leave your funds on deposit.

F) B) and D)
G) A) and E)

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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?


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

F) A) and D)
G) A) and E)

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You want to quit your job and return to school for an MBA degree 3 years from now, and you plan to save $7,000 per year, beginning immediately. You will make 3 deposits in an account that pays 5.2% interest. Under these assumptions, how much will you have 3 years from today?


A) $20,993
B) $22,098
C) $23,261
D) $24,424
E) $25,645

F) A) and E)
G) C) and D)

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You want to buy a new ski boat 2 years from now, and you plan to save $8,200 per year, beginning one year from today. You will deposit your savings in an account that pays 6.2% interest. How much will you have just after you make the 2nd deposit, 2 years from now?


A) $15,260
B) $16,063
C) $16,908
D) $17,754
E) $18,642

F) All of the above
G) A) and B)

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If we are given a periodic interest rate, say a monthly rate, we can find the nominal annual rate by multiplying the periodic rate by the number of periods per year.

A) True
B) False

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A $50,000 loan is to be amortized over 7 years, with annual end-of-year payments. Which of these statements is CORRECT?


A) The annual payments would be larger if the interest rate were lower.
B) If the loan were amortized over 10 years rather than 7 years, and if the interest rate were the same in either case, the first payment would include more dollars of interest under the 7-year amortization plan.
C) The proportion of each payment that represents interest as opposed to repayment of principal would be lower if the interest rate were lower.
D) The last payment would have a higher proportion of interest than the first payment.
E) The proportion of interest versus principal repayment would be the same for each of the 7 payments.

F) D) and E)
G) B) and E)

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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?


A) $2,245.08
B) $2,363.24
C) $2,481.41
D) $2,605.48
E) $2,735.75

F) A) and D)
G) A) and C)

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Some of the cash flows shown on a time line can be in the form of annuity payments but none can be uneven amounts.

A) True
B) False

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Your child's orthodontist offers you two alternative payment plans. The first plan requires a $4,000 immediate up-front payment. The second plan requires you to make monthly payments of $137.41, payable at the end of each month for 3 years. What nominal annual interest rate is built into the monthly payment plan?


A) 12.31%
B) 12.96%
C) 13.64%
D) 14.36%
E) 15.08%

F) D) and E)
G) A) and E)

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Suppose a bank offers to lend you $10,000 for 1 year on a loan contract that calls for you to make interest payments of $250.00 at the end of each quarter and then pay off the principal amount at the end of the year. What is the effective annual rate on the loan?


A) 8.46%
B) 8.90%
C) 9.37%
D) 9.86%
E) 10.38%

F) A) and C)
G) B) and E)

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You are negotiating to make a 7-year loan of $25,000 to Breck Inc. To repay you, Breck 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. Breck is essentially riskless, so you are confident the payments will be made. 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

F) None of the above
G) B) and E)

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Your girlfriend just won the Florida lottery. She has the choice of $15,000,000 today or a 20-year annuity of $1,050,000, with the first payment coming one year from today. What rate of return is built into the annuity?


A) 3.44%
B) 3.79%
C) 4.17%
D) 4.58%
E) 5.04%

F) D) and E)
G) B) and C)

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Five years ago, Weed Go Inc. earned $1.50 per share. Its earnings this year were $3.20. What was the growth rate in earnings per share (EPS) over the 5-year period?


A) 15.54%
B) 16.36%
C) 17.18%
D) 18.04%
E) 18.94%

F) C) and D)
G) B) and E)

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You inherited an oil well that will pay you $25,000 per year for 25 years, with the first payment being made today. If you think a fair return on the well is 7.5%, how much should you ask for it if you decide to sell it?


A) $284,595
B) $299,574
C) $314,553
D) $330,281
E) $346,795

F) B) and D)
G) All of the above

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Suppose a U.S. treasury bond will pay $2,500 five years from now. If the going interest rate on 5-year treasury bonds is 4.25%, how much is the bond worth today?


A) $1,928.78
B) $2,030.30
C) $2,131.81
D) $2,238.40
E) $2,350.32

F) A) and B)
G) B) and E)

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You have a chance to buy an annuity that pays $550 at the beginning of each year for 3 years. You could earn 5.5% on your money in other investments with equal risk. What is the most you should pay for the annuity?


A) $1,412.84
B) $1,487.20
C) $1,565.48
D) $1,643.75
E) $1,725.94

F) All of the above
G) B) and D)

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When a loan is amortized, a relatively low percentage of the payment goes to reduce the outstanding principal in the early years, and the principal repayment's percentage increases in the loan's later years.

A) True
B) False

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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?


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

F) B) and D)
G) A) and B)

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