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Appendix C
Time Value of Money
REVIEW QUESTIONS
Question C-1 (LO C-1)
Interest is the cost of borrowing money. Simple interest is interest we earn on the initial investment
only. Compound interest is the interest we earn on the initial investment plus previous interest. We
use compound interest in calculating the time value of money.
Question C-2 (LO C-2)
To compute a future value, you need to know three amounts: (1) initial investment, (2) the interest
rate per period and (3) the number of periods.
Question C-3 (LO C-2)
BRIEF EXERCISES
Brief Exercise C-1 (LO C-1)
Oprah should choose the second option, the investment on which interest is
compounded semiannually. The more frequent the rate of compounding, the more
interest we earn on previous interest, resulting in a higher future value.
Brief Exercise C-2 (LO C-2)
Brief Exercise C-3 (LO C-2)
Brief Exercise C-4 (LO C-2)
Brief Exercise C-5 (LO C-2)
Brief Exercise C-6 (LO C-2)
Brief Exercise C-7 (LO C-2)
Brief Exercise C-8 (LO C-3)
Brief Exercise C-9 (LO C-3)
Brief Exercise C-10 (LO C-3)
Brief Exercise C-11 (LO C-3)
Brief Exercise C-12 (LO C-3)
Brief Exercise C-13 (LO C-3)
EXERCISES
Exercise C-1 (LO C-2)
Present
value of
payment in
one year
Total
present
value (or
total cost)d
PROBLEMS: SET A
Problem C-1A (LO C-2)
Accumulated
investment by
retirement
(age 65)
Problem C-2A (LO C-2, C-3)
Problem C-3A (LO C-2, C-3)
Camera 1:
PROBLEMS: SET B
Problem C-1B (LO C-3)
Requirements 1 and 2
Four-year
accumulated
investment
Problem C-2B (LO C-2, C-3)
Problem C-3B (LO C-2, C-3)
Option 1:
Present value = $1,600,000
Option 2: