Questions from Business Mathematics


Q: What amount of money invested now will provide payments of $500

What amount of money invested now will provide payments of $500 at the end of every month for five years following a four-year period of deferral? The money will earn 7.2% compounded monthly.

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Q: What is the current economic value of an inheritance that will pay

What is the current economic value of an inheritance that will pay $2500 to the beneficiary at the beginning of every three months for 20 years starting when the beneficiary reaches 21 years of age, 5...

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Q: What minimum amount will have to be dedicated today to a fund

What minimum amount will have to be dedicated today to a fund earning 5.6% compounded quarterly, if the first quarterly payment of $2000 in perpetuity is to occur: 1. Three months from now? 2. Five ye...

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Q: The common shares of Bancorp Ltd. are forecast to pay annual

The common shares of Bancorp Ltd. are forecast to pay annual dividends of $3 at the end of each of the next five years, followed by dividends of $2 per year in perpetuity. What is the fair market valu...

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Q: How much more money is required to fund an ordinary perpetuity than

How much more money is required to fund an ordinary perpetuity than a 25-year ordinary annuity, if the funds can earn 7% compounded quarterly, and both pay $500 monthly?

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Q: Dr. Pollard donated $100,000 to the Canadian National

Dr. Pollard donated $100,000 to the Canadian National Institute for the Blind. The money is to be used to make semiannual payments in perpetuity (after a period of deferral) to finance the recording o...

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Q: Wildcat Drilling Contractors Inc. is considering the acquisition of a new

Wildcat Drilling Contractors Inc. is considering the acquisition of a new deep-drilling rig at a cost of $14 million. With this added drilling capability, the company’s net operating profits would inc...

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Q: Erin has invested in both an equity mutual fund and a bond

Erin has invested in both an equity mutual fund and a bond mutual fund. Her financial adviser told her that her overall portfolio rose in value by 1.1% last year. Erin noted in the newspaper that the...

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Q: What percentage more money is required to fund an ordinary perpetuity than

What percentage more money is required to fund an ordinary perpetuity than to fund a 30-year ordinary annuity, if the funds can earn 5.8% compounded semiannually? The perpetuity and the annuity each p...

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Q: Fred asked two life insurance companies to give quotes on a 20

Fred asked two life insurance companies to give quotes on a 20-year deferred annuity (after a 5-year deferral period) that can be purchased for $100,000. Northwest Mutual quoted payments of $875 payab...

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