Questions from Business Mathematics


Q: Rearrange N = L(1 – d1)(1 – d2

Rearrange N = L(1 – d1)(1 – d2)(1 – d3), to isolate d1 on the left side.

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Q: A chartered bank offers a rate of 5.50% on

A chartered bank offers a rate of 5.50% on investments of $25,000 to $59,999 and a rate of 5.75% on investments of $60,000 to $99,999 in 90- to 365-day GICs. How much more will an investor earn from a...

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Q: An Investment Savings account offered by a trust company pays the following

An Investment Savings account offered by a trust company pays the following rates: What interest will be paid for the month of January if the opening balance was $3678, $2800 was withdrawn on the 14th...

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Q: An agreement stipulates payments of $4500, $3000, and

An agreement stipulates payments of $4500, $3000, and $5500 in 4, 8, and 12 months, respectively, from today. What is the highest price an investor will offer today to purchase the agreement if he req...

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Q: Paul has $20,000 to invest for six months.

Paul has $20,000 to invest for six months. For this amount, his bank pays 3.3% on a 90-day GIC and 3.5% on a 180-day GIC. If the interest rate on a 90-day GIC is the same three months from now, how mu...

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Q: Suppose that the current rates on 60- and 120-day

Suppose that the current rates on 60- and 120-day GICs are 5.50% and 5.75%, respectively. An investor is weighing the alternatives of purchasing a 120-day GIC versus purchasing a 60-day GIC and then r...

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Q: A $100,000, 168-day Government of Canada

A $100,000, 168-day Government of Canada Treasury bill was purchased on its date of issue to yield 1.97%. 1. What price did the investor pay? 2. Calculate the market value of the T-bill 85 days later...

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Q: What amount three years ago is equivalent to $4800 on a

What amount three years ago is equivalent to $4800 on a date 1.5 years from now if money earns 3% compounded semiannually during the intervening time?

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Q: What price should be paid for a $10,000 Government

What price should be paid for a $10,000 Government of Ontario strip bond with 17 years remaining to maturity if it is to yield the buyer 2.770% compounded semiannually?

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Q: On the same date that the Alberta Treasury Branches were advertising rates

On the same date that the Alberta Treasury Branches were advertising rates of 2.25%, 3%, 3.75%, 4.5%, and 6.5% in successive years of their five-year compound interest Springboard GIC, they offered 3....

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