FINC 3304 Week 5 Quiz

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Question 1

Alfa Life Insurance Co. is trying to sell you an investment policy that will pay you and your heirs $10,000 per year forever. If the required return on this investment is 4.75 percent, how much will you pay for the policy?                                  

Question 2

Capstone Investments is considering a project that will produce cash inflows of $11,000 in year 1, $24,000 in year 2, and $36,000 in year 3. What is the present value of these cash inflows if the company assigns the project a discount rate of 12 percent?                                 

Question 3

At the end of this month, Les will start saving $150 a month for retirement through his company's retirement plan. His employer will contribute an additional $0.50 for every $1.00 that he saves. If he is employed by this firm for 30 more years and earns an average of 10.5 percent on his retirement savings, how much will Les have in his retirement account 30 years from now?                               

Question 4

Chandler Tire Co. is trying to decide which one of two projects it should accept. Both projects have the same start-up costs. Project 1 will produce annual cash flows of $52,000 a year for six years. Project 2 will produce cash flows of $48,000 a year for eight years. The company requires a 15 percent rate of return. Which project should the company select and why?                           

Question 5

Today, you are borrowing $13,800 to purchase a car. What will be your monthly payment amount if the loan is for four years at 7.5 percent interest?                             

Question 6

Doris's Fashions has just signed a $2.2 million contract. The contract calls for a payment of $0.6 million today, $0.8 million one year from today, and $0.8 million two years from today. What is this contract worth today if the firm can earn 8.2 percent on its money?                             

Question 7

The manager of Gloria's Boutique has approved Carla's application for credit. The maximum payment that has been approved is $65 a month for 24 months. The APR is 15.7 percent. What is the maximum initial purchase that Carla can make given this credit approval?                               

Question 8

Steve is considering investing $3,600 a year for 40 years. How much will this investment be worth at the end of the 40 years if he earns an average annual rate of return of 11.6 percent? Assume Steve invests his first payment of the end of this year.                                                                               

Question 9

What is the effective annual rate of 6.5 percent compounded quarterly?                             

Question 10

Billingsley, Inc. is borrowing $60,000 for five years at an APR of 8 percent. The principal is to be repaid in equal annual payments over the life of the loan with interest paid annually. Payments will be made at the end of each year. What is the total payment due for year 3 of this loan?