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You are offered a chance to buy an asset for $7,250 that is expected to produce cash flows of $750 at the end of Year 1, $1,000 at the end of Year 2, $850 at the end of Year 3, and $6,250 at the end of Year 4. What rate of return would you earn if you bought this asset?


A) 4.93%
B) 5.19%
C) 5.46%
D) 5.75%
E) 6.05%

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

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Midway through the life of an amortized loan, the percentage of the payment that represents interest must be equal to the percentage that represents repayment of principal. This is true regardless of the original life of the loan or the interest rate on the loan.

A) True
B) False

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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?


A) 7.62%
B) 8.00%
C) 8.40%
D) 8.82%
E) 9.26%

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

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Suppose you are buying your first condo for $145,000, and you will make a $15,000 down payment. You have arranged to finance the remainder with a 30-year, monthly payment, amortized mortgage at a 6.5% nominal interest rate, with the first payment due in one month. What will your monthly payments be?


A) $741.57
B) $780.60
C) $821.69
D) $862.77
E) $905.91

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

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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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As a result of compounding, the effective annual rate on a bank deposit (or a loan) is always equal to or greater than the nominal rate on the deposit (or loan).

A) True
B) False

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Suppose you borrowed $15,000 at a rate of 8.5% and must repay it in 5 equal installments at the end of each of the next 5 years. How much would you still owe at the end of the first year, after you have made the first payment?


A) $10,155.68
B) $10,690.19
C) $11,252.83
D) $11,845.09
E) $12,468.51

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

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Suppose you borrowed $12,000 at a rate of 9.0% and must repay it in 4 equal installments at the end of each of the next 4 years. How large would your payments be?


A) $3,704.02
B) $3,889.23
C) $4,083.69
D) $4,287.87
E) $4,502.26

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

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


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 it is a fixed-rate mortgage, the monthly loan payments (which include both interest and principal payments) are constant.
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 slower rate in the later years of the loan's life.

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

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How much would $100, growing at 5% per year, be worth after 75 years?


A) $3,689.11
B) $3,883.27
C) $4,077.43
D) $4,281.30
E) $4,495.37

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

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You want to quit your job and go back to school for a law degree 4 years from now, and you plan to save $3,500 per year, beginning immediately. You will make 4 deposits in an account that pays 5.7% interest. Under these assumptions, how much will you have 4 years from today?


A) $16,112
B) $16,918
C) $17,763
D) $18,652
E) $19,584

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

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

A) True
B) False

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You just deposited $2,500 in a bank account that pays a 4.0% nominal interest rate, compounded quarterly. If you also add another $5,000 to the account one year (4 quarters) from now and another $7,500 to the account two years (8 quarters) from now, how much will be in the account three years (12 quarters) from now?


A) $15,234.08
B) $16,035.87
C) $16,837.67
D) $17,679.55
E) $18,563.53

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

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Your grandmother just died and left you $100,000 in a trust fund that pays 6.5% interest. You must spend the money on your college education, and you must withdraw the money in 4 equal installments, beginning immediately. How much could you withdraw today and at the beginning of each of the next 3 years and end up with zero in the account?


A) $24,736
B) $26,038
C) $27,409
D) $28,779
E) $30,218

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

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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) C) and E)
G) C) and D)

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Time lines can be constructed in situations where some of the cash flows occur annually but others occur quarterly.

A) True
B) False

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Suppose Randy Jones plans to invest $1,000. He 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 somewhat less than twice the compounded value of Security A. (Ignore risk, and assume that compounding occurs annually.)

A) True
B) False

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Your uncle will sell you his bicycle shop for $250,000, with "seller financing," at a 6.0% nominal annual rate. The terms of the loan would require you to make 12 equal end-of-month payments per year for 4 years, and then make an additional final (balloon) payment of $50,000 at the end of the last month. What would your equal monthly payments be?


A) $4,029.37
B) $4,241.44
C) $4,464.67
D) $4,699.66
E) $4,947.01

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

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

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