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What is the minimum number of hours the higher initial cost Graybar motor must be used each year to justify its purchase?
If i = 10%, develop a choice table for lives from 5 to 30 years. How does increasing the interest rate change your recommendations?
If the buyer wants a 7% rate of return on his investment, what is the maximum price he should pay for the equipment?
A piece of property is purchased for $10,000 and yields a $1000 yearly net profit. What is its minimum price to breakeven with interest at 10%?
According to mortality tables, a male at age 55 has an average life expectancy of 21 more years. What is the youngest age at which Don can retire?
The account earns 8% interest, compounded every 6 months. What is in the account at the end of 6 years?
If the savings account paid 6% interest, compounded monthly, what was the future worth of his savings immediately after the last deposit?
In the early 1980s, planners were examining alternate sites for a new London airport. Based on his proposal, what would be the future worth of St. Michaels?
The interest rate is 16% per year and there are 48 compounding periods per year. The principal is $50,000. What is the future worth in 5 years?
Stamp collecting has become an increasingly popular-and expensive-hobby. After 10 years of stamp collecting, what is the future worth of the stamp collection?
An individual who makes $32,000 per year anticipates retiring in 30 years. What is the future worth at retirement?
You would have no income from the property. Assuming that you want a 10% rate of return, at what net price would you have to sell the land 15 years hence?
If the student can achieve a 12% rate of return, what is the future worth of the investments on his 65th birthday?
What is the future worth in Sally's savings account at the end of the 7 years, if the account earned 6% annual interest, compounded monthly?
Calculate the present worth and the future worth of a series of 10 annual cash flows with the first cash flow equal to $15,000.
What effective annual interest rate are you earning by buying a two semester parking pass? What else must be considered to choose a parking pass?
Draw a cash flow diagram for this loan and calculate the interest rate. Prepare a one-page presentation to describe this to the class.
If you invested $2500 in a 24-month bank certificate of deposit (CD) paying 8.65%, compounded monthly, what is the future worth of the CD when it matures?
A cannery is considering installing an automatic case-sealing machine to replace current hand methods. What is the nominal annual rate of return?
The equipment, although useless to Able, would be serviceable for about 15 years. What is the payback period?
A project will cost $50,000. The benefits at the end of the first year. Using an 8-year analysis period and a 10% interest rate, compute the benefit-cost ratio.
Determine which option is more economically efficient. Use an interest rate of 8% per year. Contributed by D. P. Loucks, Cornell University.
Assume that you instead place the money in an investment account that earns 9% annually. After 40 years, how much is in the account?
Will Joe's deposit be sufficient? If not, how much should he have put in? Use a nominal interest of 7% with semiannual compounding on all accounts.
The bank pays a nominal interest rate of 4.5% and compounds twice a month. What is the future worth of the account on January 1, 2030?