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1. Consider the $50,000 excess cash.Assume that Gary invests the funds in a one

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Question

1. Consider the $50,000 excess cash.Assume that Gary invests the funds in a one year CD
a.What is the CD s value at maturity( future calue)if it pays 10 percent(annual) interest?

b. What will its future value be if the CD pays 5 percent interest? If it pays 15 percent interest?

c.BankSouth offers CDs with 10 percent nominal (stated) interest, but compounded semiannually.What is the effective annual rate on this CD>What will the future value be after one year if $50,000 were invested?

d. The Penescola branch of bank of America offers a 10 percent CD with daily compounding. What are the CD s effective annual rate and its value at maturity one year from now if $50,000 is invested?(Assume a 365 day year)
e.What stated rate will BankSouth have to offer to make its semi annual compounding CD competitive with Bank of America s daily compoundin CD?

Explanation / Answer

1.       Consider the $50,000 excess cash.Assume that Gary invests the funds in a one year CD
a.What is the CD s value at maturity( future calue)if it pays 10 percent(annual) interest?

Value at maturity = 50000*1.10 = $55000

b. What will its future value be if the CD pays 5 percent interest?

Future Value = 50000*1.05 =52500

If it pays 15 percent interest?

Future Value = 50000*1.15 = $57500

c.BankSouth offers CDs with 10 percent nominal (stated) interest, but compounded semiannually.What is the effective annual rate on this CD?

Effective annual rate = 1.05^2 -1 = 10.25%

What will the future value be after one year if $50,000 were invested?
Future Value = 50000*1.05^2 = $55,125


d. The Penescola branch of bank of America offers a 10 percent CD with daily compounding. What are the CD s effective annual rate

effective annual rate = e^0.10- 1 = 10.5171%

and its value at maturity one year from now if $50,000 is invested?(Assume a 365 day year)

value at maturity one year = 50000*1.105171 = $55,258.55

e.What stated rate will BankSouth have to offer to make its semi annual compounding CD competitive with Bank of America s daily compoundin CD?

rate will BankSouth have to offer to make its semi annual compounding = 1.105171^1/2 -1 *2 = 10.25%