Questions from Business Mathematics


Q: What is meant by “equivalent payments”?

What is meant by “equivalent payments”?

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Q: Under what circumstance is $100 paid today equivalent to $110

Under what circumstance is $100 paid today equivalent to $110 paid one year from now?

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Q: How can you determine which of three payments on different dates has

How can you determine which of three payments on different dates has the largest economic value?

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Q: What is meant by the “time value of money”?

What is meant by the “time value of money”?

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Q: Solve the equations. 3 .5 x − 1 =

Solve the equations. 3 .5 x − 1 = 2.5

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Q: We frequently hear a news item that goes something like: “

We frequently hear a news item that goes something like: “Joe Superstar signed a five-year deal worth $25 million. Under the contract he will be paid $3 million, $4 million, $5 million, $6 million, an...

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Q: If the interest rate money can earn is revised upward, is

If the interest rate money can earn is revised upward, is today’s economic value of a given stream of future payments higher or lower? Explain. Answer: Today’s economic value is lower. This economic...

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Q: Is the price of a 98-day $100,000

Is the price of a 98-day $100,000 T-bill higher or lower than the price of a 168-day $100,000 T-bill? Why?

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Q: If short-term interest rates have increased during the past week

If short-term interest rates have increased during the past week, will investors pay more this week (than last week) for T-bills of the same term and face value? Explain.

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Q: If short-term interest rates do not change, what happens

If short-term interest rates do not change, what happens to a particular T-bill’s fair market value as time passes?

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