Questions from Personal Finance


Q: Interest Earned. Claire has invested $10,000 in an

Interest Earned. Claire has invested $10,000 in an eighteen-month CD that pays 2.25%. How much interest will Claire receive at maturity?

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Q: T-bill Return. Troy paid $9,800 for

T-bill Return. Troy paid $9,800 for a T-bill with a face value of $10,000. What is Troy’s return if he holds the T-bill to maturity?

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Q: Return on T-bills. Dave has $20,000

Return on T-bills. Dave has $20,000 excess cash to invest. He can purchase a $20,000 T-bill for $19,800 or two $10,000 T-bills for $9,850 each. Which will give him the better return?

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Q: Return on T-bills. Lauren purchased a $40,

Return on T-bills. Lauren purchased a $40,000 T-bill for $39,200. A few months later, Lauren sold the T-bill for $39,700. What was Lauren’s return on the T-bill?

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Q: Annualized T-bill Rate. Brenda purchased a $30,

Annualized T-bill Rate. Brenda purchased a $30,000, ninety-day T-bill for $29,850. What will Brenda’s return be when the T-bill matures? What will her annualized rate be?

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Q: Interest Charged. You just borrowed $5,500 and are

Interest Charged. You just borrowed $5,500 and are charged a simple interest rate of 9%. How much interest do you pay each year?

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Q: Credit Card Interest. Margie has had a tough month. First

Credit Card Interest. Margie has had a tough month. First, she had dental work that cost $700. Next, she had her car transmission rebuilt, which cost $1,400. She put both of these unexpected expenses...

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Q: Interest on Credit Cards. Eileen wants a car that costs $

Interest on Credit Cards. Eileen wants a car that costs $7,000. How long would it have taken Eileen to save for the outright purchase of the car if she did not have any credit card debt and used the i...

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Q: Ethical Dilemma. Chen recently graduated from college and accepted a job

Ethical Dilemma. Chen recently graduated from college and accepted a job in a new city. Furnishing his apartment has proved more costly than he anticipated. To enable him to make purchases, he applied...

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Q: Down Payment and Loan Payments. Lucas wants to buy a used

Down Payment and Loan Payments. Lucas wants to buy a used car that will cost $5,500. How much will his monthly payment be if he puts $2,500 down and finances the remainder at 5% for two years?

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