Questions from Business Mathematics


Q: Apex Fabricating wants to accumulate $800,000 for an expansion

Apex Fabricating wants to accumulate $800,000 for an expansion expected to begin in four years. If today Apex makes the first of equal quarterly payments into a fund earning 6.75% compounded monthly,...

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Q: How many more RRSP contributions of $300 at the beginning of

How many more RRSP contributions of $300 at the beginning of every month are required to reach $200,000 if the funds earn 7.5% compounded monthly than if they earn 8.5% compounded monthly?

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Q: As of the date of Colony Farm’s most recent financial statements,

As of the date of Colony Farm’s most recent financial statements, 3 1 2 years remained in the term of a lease reported as a long-term liability of $27,400. If the beginning-of-month lease payments are...

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Q: Use N = L(1 – d1)(1 – d2

Use N = L(1 – d1)(1 – d2)(1 – d3), to calculate L if N = $1468.80, d1 = 0.20, d2 = 0.15, and d3 = 0.10.

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Q: If a furniture store offers to sell a washer-dryer combination

If a furniture store offers to sell a washer-dryer combination priced at $1395 on a conditional sale contract requiring 12 monthly payments of $125 (including a payment on the date of sale), what effe...

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Q: Sovereign Life Insurance Company of Canada offers $250,000 of

Sovereign Life Insurance Company of Canada offers $250,000 of term life insurance to a 45-year-old male for an annual premium of $716 (in advance) or for monthly premium payments (in advance) of $62.5...

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Q: Fred is about to have his 27th birthday. He has set

Fred is about to have his 27th birthday. He has set a goal of retiring at age 58 with $1,000,000 in his RRSP. For planning purposes, he is assuming that his RRSP will earn 8% compounded annually. 1. W...

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Q: What is the initial economic value of an annuity due if it

What is the initial economic value of an annuity due if it consists of 19 semiannual payments of $1500? Money is worth 5% compounded semiannually for the first five years, and 6% compounded semiannual...

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Q: What will be the amount in an RRSP after 30 years if

What will be the amount in an RRSP after 30 years if contributions of $4000 are made at the beginning of each year for the first 10 years, and contributions of $6000 are made at the beginning of each...

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Q: What minimum amount of money earning 7% compounded semiannually will sustain

What minimum amount of money earning 7% compounded semiannually will sustain withdrawals of $1000 at the beginning of every month for 12 years?

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