Questions from Business Mathematics


Q: The following table contains 1981 and 2018 population figures for five provinces

The following table contains 1981 and 2018 population figures for five provinces. Calculate each province’s equivalent compound annual rate of population change during the period.

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Q: For an investment to double in value during a 10-year

For an investment to double in value during a 10-year period, 1. What annually compounded rate of return must it earn? 2. What semiannually compounded rate of return must it earn? 3. What monthly comp...

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Q: For an investment to triple in value during a 15-year

For an investment to triple in value during a 15-year period, 1. What annually compounded rate of return must it earn? 2. What quarterly compounded rate of return must it earn? 3. What monthly compoun...

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Q: What compound annual rate of return is required for an investment to

What compound annual rate of return is required for an investment to double in: 1. 12 years? 2. 10 years? 3. 8 years? 4. 6 years? For each case, multiply the annual rate of return (in %) by the time p...

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Q: A survey of 254 randomly chosen residences in a city revealed that

A survey of 254 randomly chosen residences in a city revealed that 4 had four television sets, 22 had three TV sets, 83 had two TV sets, 140 had one TV set, and 5 had no TV set at all. Based on the su...

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Q: Monty purchased a strip bond for his RRSP. He paid $

Monty purchased a strip bond for his RRSP. He paid $3800 for a $5000 face value bond with three years remaining until maturity. What semiannually compounded rate of return will he realize over the thr...

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Q: What was the annually compounded nominal rate of growth if the future

What was the annually compounded nominal rate of growth if the future value of $1000 after 20 years was $4016.94?

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Q: If the number of workers in the auto industry in Canada declined

If the number of workers in the auto industry in Canada declined by 32% from its peak at the end of 1999 to the beginning of 2011, what was the compound annual rate of attrition in the industry during...

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Q: The Canadian Consumer Price Index (based on a value of 100

The Canadian Consumer Price Index (based on a value of 100 in 1971) rose from 97.2 in 1970 to 210.6 in 1980. What was the (equivalent) annual rate of inflation in the decade of the 1970s?

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Q: The Consumer Price Index (based on a value of 100 in

The Consumer Price Index (based on a value of 100 in 1986) rose from 67.2 in 1980 to 119.5 in 1990. What was the (equivalent) annual rate of inflation in the decade of the 1980s?

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