Tutorial 2
Tutorial 2
6. How much money do I need to place into a bank account that pays a
1.08% rate in order to have $500 at the end of 7 years? $463.78
7. You borrow $30,000 and agree to pay it off with one lump sum payment of $40,000 in 6 years.
What annual rate of interest will you be charged?Answer: 4.91%
8. What is the present value of an annuity of $4,000 received at the beginning of each year for
the next eight years? The first payment will be received today, and the discount rate is 9%
$24,132
9. What is the present value of an annuity of $120 received at the end of each year for 11 years?
Assume a discount rate of 7%. The first payment will be received one year from today (round
to nearest $1). $900
10. Charlie wants to retire in 15 years, and he wants to have an annuity of $50,000 a year for 20
years after retirement. Charlie wants to receive the first annuity payment the day he retires.
Using an interest rate of 8%, how much must Charlie invest today in order to have his
retirement annuity (rounded to nearest $10)? $167,130
11. If you put $10 in a savings account at the beginning of each month for 15 years, how much
money will be in the account at the end of the 10 th year? Assume that the account earns 12%
compounded monthly and round to the nearest $1. $5,046
12. How much money must you pay into an account at the end of each of 20 years in order to
have $100,000 at the end of the 20th year? Assume that the account pays 6% per year, and
round to the nearest $1. $2,718
13. You are going to pay $100 into an account at the beginning of each of the next 40 years. At the
beginning of the 41st year you buy a 30 year annuity whose first payment comes at the end of
the 41st year (the accounts earn 12%). How much will you receive at the end of the 41 st year
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18. If you invest $750 every six months at 8 percent compounded semiannually, how much
would you accumulate at the end of 10 years? $22,334
19. If you put $10,000 in an investment that returns 11 percent compounded monthly what
would you have after 10 years (rounded to nearest $1)? $29,892
20. You want $20,000 in 5 years to take your spouse on a second honeymoon. Your investment
account earns 7% compounded semiannually. How much money must you put in the
investment account today? $14,178
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