Questions from Business Mathematics


Q: What amount of money invested now will provide monthly payments of $

What amount of money invested now will provide monthly payments of $200 for five years, if the ordinary annuity is deferred for 3 1 2 years and the money earns 7.5% compounded monthly?

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Q: A deferred annuity consists of an ordinary annuity paying $2000 semiannually

A deferred annuity consists of an ordinary annuity paying $2000 semiannually for a 10-year term after a 5-year period of deferral. Calculate the deferred annuity’s present value using a discount rate...

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Q: The first quarterly payment of $750 in a five-year

The first quarterly payment of $750 in a five-year annuity will be paid 3 3 4 years from now. Based on a discount rate of 8.25% compounded monthly, what is present value of the payments today?

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Q: A loan granted today will be repaid by payments of $500

A loan granted today will be repaid by payments of $500 per month running for 3 1 2 years. The first payment is due 2 years and 10 months from today. What amount was borrowed if the interest rate on t...

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Q: Mr. Haddit plans to retire eight years from today. He

Mr. Haddit plans to retire eight years from today. He projects that he will need $30,000 per year in his retirement, which he assumes will be for 15 years. The first payment will be nine years from to...

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Q: Marion’s grandfather’s will established a trust that will pay her $1500

Marion’s grandfather’s will established a trust that will pay her $1500 every three months for 11 years. The first payment will be made six years from now, when she turns 19. If money is worth 6.5% co...

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Q: Mrs. O’Reilly donated $500,000 to Medicine Hat College

Mrs. O’Reilly donated $500,000 to Medicine Hat College for a perpetual scholarship fund for women in business studies. What amount can be awarded on each anniversary, if the scholarship fund earns 4 1...

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Q: A company’s preferred shares pay a $2 dividend every six months

A company’s preferred shares pay a $2 dividend every six months in perpetuity. What is the fair market value of the shares just after payment of a dividend if the dividend yield required by the market...

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Q: A company’s perpetual preferred shares pay a semiannual dividend of $1

A company’s perpetual preferred shares pay a semiannual dividend of $1.50. The next dividend will be paid tomorrow. 1. At what price would the shares provide an investor with a 4.5% semiannually compo...

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Q: Simplify and collect the like terms. P 1 + 0

Simplify and collect the like terms. P 1 + 0.095 × 5 12 + 2 P ( 1 + 0.095 × 171 365)

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