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1) Which of the following would your client be better off choosing if the discou

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Question

1) Which of the following would your client be better off choosing if the discount rate if 8%?

$5,000 today

$5,350 received at the end of the year

$6,250 received at the end of the third year

$5,750 received at the end of the second year

2) How much would $1,000 grow to in 30 years if the reinvestment rate is 20%?

$190,047

$237,376

$36,000

$20,000

3) What is the discount rate of interest given the following information: current price is $948, six years of $50 cash flow that you will receive, and a value of $1,000 that comes to you at the end of the six years?

6.79%

4.26%

6.06%

5.60%

4) What is the approximate present value the following cash flows if the discount rate if 12%? (Each of the cash flows is received at the end of the period.)

Year 1 $10,000

Year 2 $15,000

Year 3 $18,000

$33,700

$37,700

$35,100

$43,000

a.

$5,000 today

b.

$5,350 received at the end of the year

c.

$6,250 received at the end of the third year

d.

$5,750 received at the end of the second year

Explanation / Answer

1. If Discount rate is 8%, then it would be better to choose option a) 5000 today

Explaination :

Present value of $ 5350 Received at the end of first year = $5350 * Present value factor (8%, 1 ) = $5350 * 0.9259 = $4953

Present value of $ 6250 Received at the end of Third year = $6250 * Present value factor (8%, 3 ) = $6250 * 0.7938 = $4961

Present value of $ 5750 Received at the end of Second year = $5750 * Present value factor (8%, 2 ) = $5750 * 0.8573 = $4930

Therefore its better off choosing $ 5000 today

2) How much would $1,000 grow to in 30 years if the reinvestment rate is 20%

Answer = b) 237,376

Explanation : Future value = Present value * ( 1 + interest Rate)^30

= $ 1000 * ( 1 + 0.20 )^ 30

= $1000 * 237.3763

= $ 237376

3. ANSWER = C) 6.06%

Current price = $948

Six years of cash flow that you will receive = $50,

value that comes to you at the end of the six years = $1,000

Therefore

$948 = $ 50 * PVIFA ( i , 6) + $ 1000 * PVF (i , 6)  

Using trial and error method,

4.

Year Cash flow PVF (6.06%) Present value 1 50 0.9428625 47.14 2 50 0.8889898 44.45 3 50 0.8381951 41.91 4 50 0.7903028 39.52 5 50 0.7451469 37.26 6 50 0.7025711 35.13 6 1000 0.7025711 702.57 Present value 948.0