Questions from Personal Finance


Q: Bond Valuation. Mia wants to invest in Treasury bonds that have

Bond Valuation. Mia wants to invest in Treasury bonds that have a par value of $20,000 and a coupon rate of 4.5%. The bonds have a ten-year maturity and Mia requires a 3% return. How much should Mia p...

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Q: Bond Valuation. Emma is considering purchasing bonds with a par value

Bond Valuation. Emma is considering purchasing bonds with a par value of $10,000. The bonds have an annual coupon rate of 8% and six years to maturity. The bonds are priced at $11,550. If Emma require...

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Q: Bond Valuation. Mark has a Treasury bond with a par value

Bond Valuation. Mark has a Treasury bond with a par value of $30,000 and a coupon rate of 6%. The bond has fifteen years to maturity. Mark needs to sell the bond and new bonds are currently carrying c...

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Q: Future Value of Annuity. Stacey would like to have $1

Future Value of Annuity. Stacey would like to have $1 million available to her at retirement. Her investments have an average annual return of 11%. If she makes contributions of $300 per month, will s...

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Q: Bond Valuation. What if Mark’s Treasury bond in the previous problem

Bond Valuation. What if Mark’s Treasury bond in the previous problem had a coupon rate of 9% and new bonds still had interest rates of 4%? For what price should Mark sell the bond in this situation?

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Q: Tax Consequences. Rena purchased 200 shares of a no-load

Tax Consequences. Rena purchased 200 shares of a no-load stock mutual fund. During the year she received $3 per share in dividend distributions, $200 in long-term capital gain distributions, and capit...

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Q: Tax Consequences. Ronnie owns 600 shares of a stock mutual fund

Tax Consequences. Ronnie owns 600 shares of a stock mutual fund. This year he received dividend distributions of sixty stock mutual fund shares ($40 per share) and long-term capital gain distributions...

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Q: Puts. Raina bought a put option on 100 shares of a

Puts. Raina bought a put option on 100 shares of a stock for $230. The put gives her the option to sell XYZ stock for $45 a share if she exercises the option in the next ninety days. What is Raina’s r...

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Q: IRAs. Ricky and Sharon married at age 22, started a

IRAs. Ricky and Sharon married at age 22, started a family, and bought a house. At age 30, they began making a contribution of $5,000 to a traditional IRA. They continued making these contributions an...

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Q: Tax Savings. Lloyd and his wife, Jean, have no

Tax Savings. Lloyd and his wife, Jean, have no retirement plan at work, but they contribute $4,000 each year to traditional IRAs. They are in a 24% marginal tax bracket. What tax savings will they rea...

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