Questions from General Investment


Q: Referring to Problem 4A.19, assume you have made 10

Referring to Problem 4A.19, assume you have made 10 payments. What is the balance (present value) of your loan?

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Q: A company paid dividends of $1.00 per share in

A company paid dividends of $1.00 per share in 2009 and just announced that it will pay $2.21 in 2016. Estimate the compound annual growth rate of the dividends.

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Q: A company reported net income in 2012 of $350 million.

A company reported net income in 2012 of $350 million. In 2016 the company expects net income to be $446.9 million. Estimate the annual compound growth rate of net income.

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Q: Referring to Problem 4A.9, at what price would the

Referring to Problem 4A.9, at what price would the bond sell if U.S. savings bonds were paying 4% interest compounded annually? Compare your answer to your answer to the preceding problem. Problem 4A...

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Q: How much should you be willing to pay for a lump sum

How much should you be willing to pay for a lump sum of $10,000 five years from now if you can earn 3% every six months on other similar investments?

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Q: Congratulations! You have won the lottery! Would you rather have

Congratulations! You have won the lottery! Would you rather have $1 million at the end of each of the next 20 years or $15 million today? (Assume an 8% discount rate.)

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Q: Using a financial calculator or spreadsheet, calculate the future value in

Using a financial calculator or spreadsheet, calculate the future value in seven years of $10,000 invested today in an account that pays a stated annual interest rate of 6%, compounded monthly.

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Q: A Florida state savings bond pays $1,000 when it

A Florida state savings bond pays $1,000 when it matures seven years from now. If the state bonds are to be competitive with U.S. savings bonds, which pay 2% interest compounded annually, at what pric...

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Q: Your portfolio had the values in the following table for the four

Your portfolio had the values in the following table for the four years listed. There were no withdrawals or contributions of new funds to the portfolio. Calculate your average return over the four-ye...

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Q: Use the table of annual returns in Problem 5.9 for

Use the table of annual returns in Problem 5.9 for Home Depot (HD) and Lowe’s (LOW) to create an Excel spreadsheet that calculates returns for portfolios that comprise HD and LOW usi...

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