In-class quiz Practice Problems - Fall23(1) (3)

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In-class quiz practice problems #1 Fall 2023 SM132 1. What is the value in year 7 of the following stream of payments on the date of the last payment? Assume an interest rate of 8%. Year 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Payment $20 $25 $35 $15 2. Jeff has the opportunity to receive a lump-sum payment either now or in the future. Which of the following opportunities is the best, given that the interest rate is 4%? A) one that pays $900 now B) one that pays $1080 in two years C) one that pays $1350 in five years D) one that pays $1620 in ten years 3. An elderly relative offers to sell you their used 1958 Cadillac Eldorado for $52,000. You note that very similar cars are selling on the open market for $87,000. You don't care for classic cars and would rather buy a new Ford Explorer for $35,000. What is the net value of buying the Cadillac?
In-class quiz practice problems #1 Fall 2023 SM132 4. Whose cash flow is best described by the timeline shown below? 0 1 2 3 4 -$3500 $1000 $1000 $1000 $1000 A) Harry, who borrows $3,500, and then receives an annual payment of $1,000 B) Leo, who borrows $3,500, and then pays back the loan in four annual payments of $1,000 C) Joe, who puts down $3,500 to buy a car, and then makes annual payments of $1,000 D) Karen, who loans a friend $3,500, which friend then pays back the loan in four annual installments of $1,000 5. In a trade with the government of an oil producing nation, a manufacturer will deliver 13 Caterpillar D9 tractors, with a value of $320,000 per tractor, and receive 45,000 barrels of oil, valued at $120 per barrel. What is the net benefit of this trade to the manufacturer?
In-class quiz practice problems #1 Fall 2023 SM132 6. Consider the following timeline: 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 $50 $70 If the current market rate of interest is 3%, what is the combined value of the cash flows on the timeline at year 6 (round to the nearest dollar)? 7. You are given two choices of investments, Investment A and Investment B. Both investments have the same cash flows and all future cash flows are positve. Investment A has a discount rate of 4%, and Investment B has a discount rate of 5%. Which of the following is true? A) The present value of cash flows in Investment A is lower than the present value of cash flows in Investment B. B) The present value of cash flows in Investment A is equal to the present value of cash flows in Investment B. C) The present value of cash flows in Investment A is higher than the present value of cash flows in Investment B. D) No comparison can be made -- we need to know the cash flows to calculate the present value. 8. You have a small business breeding Labradoodle puppies and have found a buyer for your last puppy. The puppy costs $2000 and the buyer has offered you three payment options. If the interest rate is 6%, which of the following would you prefer to receive? A) One payment of $2000 today B) Two payments of $1225 each. The first payment is 3 years from today and the second payment is 4 years from today C) Three annual payments of $710 beginning today
In-class quiz practice problems #1 Fall 2023 SM132 9. What is the value of the following stream of payments on the date of the 3rd payment (at Year 5)? Assume an interest rate of 8% Year 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Payment $20 $25 $35 15
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