6. Assume you have an option to purchase an investment that will provide a cash payment of $20,000 in 10 years. If you believe the appropriate rate of return is 12% compounded semiannually, how much should you pay for this today?
7. You plan on making monthly payments of $50 to pay off a credit card that you just charged $1,000 to. If the interest rate is 24% compounded monthly, how many months will it take you to pay off the credit card balance? NOTE: State your answer in number of months.
ans 6 | Price to pay today = PV of future cash flow | |||
Price to pay today = | $ 6,236.09 | |||
20000/(1+12%/2)^(10*2) | ||||
Answer = | $ 6,236.09 | |||
ans 7 | We have to use financial calculator here | |||
put in calculator | ||||
FV | 0 | |||
PV | -1000 | |||
I | 24%/12 | 2.00% | ||
PMT | 50 | |||
Compute N | 25.80 | |||
therefore answer = 26 month. | ||||
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