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**Please show your work. 1) Phil can afford $160 a month for 5 years for a car l

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**Please show your work.

1) Phil can afford $160 a month for 5 years for a car loan. If the interest rate is 4.4 percent compounded monthly, how much can he afford to borrow to purchase a car?

$7,707.28

$8,448.00

$8,603.27

$8,775.33

$9,600.00

2) Atlas Insurance wants to sell you an annuity which will pay you $550 per quarter for 25 years. You want to earn a minimum rate of return of 5.0 percent compounded quarterly. What is the most you are willing to pay as a lump sum today to buy this annuity?
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$28,778.49

$31,295.74

$31,006.68

$30,319.28

$29,735.24

3) What is the present value of $14,150 to be received 3 years from today if the discount rate is 5.75 percent?

$11,846.79

$11,845.42

$11,965.07

$7,382.61

$12,653.06

4) The interest rate expressed as if it were compounded once per year is called the _____ rate.

stated interest

compound interest

effective annual

periodic interest

daily interest

5) Wicker Imports established a trust fund that provides $171,700 in scholarships each year for needy students. The trust fund earns a 4.00 percent rate of return. How much money did the firm contribute to the fund assuming that only the interest income is distributed?

$4,039,757.60

$4,292,500.00

$3,434,000.00

$6,868,000.00

$5,151,000.00

$7,707.28

$8,448.00

$8,603.27

$8,775.33

$9,600.00

Explanation / Answer

1) n = 5 * 12 months; i = 4.4%/12

PV interest rate factor for uniform series payment = [(1+i)n - 1]/[i*(1+i)n]

                                      = [(1+0.044/12)5*12 - 1]/[0.044/12 * (1+0.044/12)5*12] = 53.77

PMT = payment per period

PV = PMT * PV interest rate factor

     = 160 * 53.77 = $8603.27

2) n = 25 * 4 quarters; i = 5%/4

PV interest rate factor for uniform series payment = [(1+i)n - 1]/[i*(1+i)n]

                                      = [(1+0.05/4)100 - 1]/[0.05/4 * (1+0.05/4)100] = 56.90

PMT = payment per period

PV = PMT * PV interest rate factor

     = 550 * 56.90 = $31,295.74

3) FV= $14,150 n = 3 years i = 5.75%

PV = 14150/(1+0.0575)3 = $11,965.07

4) effective annual

5) Contribution = 171700/0.04 = $4,292,500.00