Suppose you wish to purchase a mine that will yield an annual return of $32,000 for 12
years, after which the mine will have no value. You want to earn 8% annually on this
investment and also set up a sinking fund to replace the purchase price. If money is placed
in the fund at the end of each year and earns 6.2% compounded annually, how much
should you pay for the mine?
Suppose an annuity due consists of 6 yearly payments of $200 and the interest rate is 5%
compounded annually. Determine (a) the present value and (b) the future value at the end
of 6 years.
Suppose you deposit $200 at the beginning of every month into a bank account that pays
6% compounded monthly. After six years, how much will you have?
At what nominal rate of interest, compounded monthly, will an investment triple in 20
years?
In order to establish a sinking fund of $125,000, how much will have to be invested at the
end of each year at the rate of 11.2% compounded annually for 8 years?
In five years a company will purchase equipment costing $100,000. The company decides
to place a single deposit into a savings account now so that its future value will equal the
cost of the equipment. If the account earns interest at an annual rate of 10% compounded
continuously, determine the deposit to the nearest dollar.
At what nominal rate of interest, compounded quarterly, will money double in 10 years?
Suppose a machine costing $12,000 is to be replaced at the end of 7 years, at which time it
will have a salvage value of $6000. In order to provide money at that time for a new
machine costing $15,000, a sinking fund is set up into which equal payments are placed at
the end of every quarter. If the fund earns 5.6% compounded quarterly, what should each
payment be?