Business Finance Problems Chapter 7 Mixed
Business Finance Problems Chapter 7 Mixed
Business Finance Problems Chapter 7 Mixed
2. The same employer decides to place a lump sum in an account that earns 6
percent and to draw on the account to make the annual payments of $1, 000.
After 20 years all the funds in the account will be depleted. How much must be
deposited initially in the account?
3. You buy a stock for $10 and expect its price to increase 9% annually. After 10
years, you plan to sell the stock. What is your anticipated sale price?
4. You sell stock for $23.67 that was held for 10 years. You earned a return of 9%.
What was the original cost of the stock?
5. You bought a stock for $10 held it for 10 years and then sold it for $23.67. What
was the return on this investment?
6. An investment pays $50 per year for 10 years. If you can earn 6% how much is
this investment worth?
7. An investment pays $1,000 after 10 years. If you can earn 6% how much is this
investment worth?
8. An investment pays $50 per year for 10 years after which $1,000 is returned to
the investor. If you can earn 6% how much is this investment worth?
9. You purchase a home for $100,000 make a down payment of $20,000 and
borrow the balance $80,000. The mortgage loan is for 25 years and the rate of
interest is 8%. What is the annual payment required by this loan?
10. Your 85 year old Aunt Bea has to enter a nursing home that charges $96,000 a
year. You have power of attorney and sell her home for $470,000. Excluding any
other sources of income and any other expenses how long will her money last if
you are able to earn 8% annually?
11. A firm has only $10,000 to invest and must choose between two projects.
Project A returns $12,400 after a year while project B pays $15,609 after three
years. If management wants to select the investment with the higher return,
which alternative should be chosen?
12. How much additional interest will you earn on $1,000 at 10 percent for 10 years if
interest is compounded semi-annually instead of annually?
13. An apartment will generate $12,000 a year for 5 years, after which you expect to
sell the property for $100,000. What is the maximum you should pay for the
property if your cost of money is 10%?
14. Your mother is planning to retire this year. Her firm has offered her a lump sum
retirement payment of $75,000 or a $8,000 lifetime ordinary annuity-whichever
she chooses. Your mother is in reasonably good health and expects to live for at
least 20 more years. Which option should she choose, assuming that an 6
percent annual interest rate is appropriate to evaluate the annuity?
15. You invest $5,000 in the bank for 10 years and it pays 7% interest, which is
compounded annually.
How much interest will you earn if the investment is an ordinary annuity?
How much interest will you earn if the investment is an annuity due?
Why are the answers different?