Chap004 302

Chapter 04 - Future Value, Present Value, and Interest Rates
Chapter 04
Future Value, Present Value, and Interest Rates

Multiple Choice Questions

1. A promise of a $100 payment to be received one year from today is:
A. More valuable than receiving the payment today
B. Less valuable than receiving the payment six months from now
C. Equally valuable as a payment received today if the interest rate is zero
D. Not enough information is provided to answer the question
2. The future value of $100 at a 5% per year interest rate at the end of one year is:
A. $95.00
B. $105.00
C. $97.50
D. 107.50
3. Credit:
A. Probably came into being at the same time as coinage
B. Predates coinage by 2,000 years
C. Did not exist until the Middle Ages
D. First became popular due to the writings of Aristotle
4. Which of the following expresses 5.65%?

A. 0.565
B. 0.00565
C. 5.65
D. 0.0565

A. 0.0485
B. 4.850
C. 0.00485
D. 0.485
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A. 0.0055
B. 5.50
C. 0.550
D. 0.0550
7. If the interest rate is zero, a promise to receive a $100 payment one year from now is:
A. More valuable than receiving $100 today
B. Less valuable than receiving $100 today
C. Equal in value to receiving $100 today
D. Equal in value to receiving $101 today
8. If a saver has a positive rate of time preference then the present value of $100 to be
received 1 year from today is:
A. more than $100
B. not calculable
C. less than 100
D. unknown to the saver
9. Which of the following best expresses the proceeds a lender receives from a one-year
simple loan when the annual interest rate equals i?
A. PV + i
B. FV/i
C. PV (1 + i)
D. PV/i
10. Suppose Tom receives one-year loan from ABC Bank for $5000.00. At the end of the
year, Tom repays $5400.00 to ABC Bank. Assuming the simple calculation of interest, the
interest rate on Tom's loan was:
A. $400
B. 8.00%
C. 7.41%
D. 20%
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11. Suppose Mary receives an $8,000 loan from First National Bank. Mary repays $8,480 to
First National Bank at the end of one year. Assuming the simple calculation of interest, the
interest rate on Mary's loan was:
A. 8.00%
B. $480
C. 6.00%
D. 5.66%
12. An investor deposits $400 into a bank account that earns an annual interest rate of 8%.
Based on this information, how much interest will he earn during the second year alone?
A. $25.60
B. $32
C. $34.56
D. $64
13. Compound interest means that:

A. You get an interest deduction for paying your loan off early
B. You get interest on interest
C. You get an interest deduction if you take out a loan for longer than one year
D. Interest rates will rise on larger loans
14. Which of the following best expresses the payment a saver receives for investing their
money for two years?
A. PV + PV
B. PV + PV (1 + i)
C. PV (1 + i) 2
D. 2PV (1 +i)
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15. Suppose a family wants to save $60,000 for a child's tuition. The child will be attending
college in 18 years. For simplicity, assume the family is saving for a one-time college tuition
payment. If the interest rate is 6%, then about how much does this family need to deposit in
the bank today?
A. $10,000
B. $21,000
C. $42,000
D. $57,000
16. Which of the following best expresses the payment a lender receives for lending money
for three years?
A. 3PV
B. PV (1+i)3
C. PV/(1 + i)3
D. FV/ (1 + i)3
17. Suppose Paul borrows $4000 for one year from his grandfather who charges Paul 7%
interest. At the end of the year Paul will have to repay his grandfather:
A. $4,280
B. $4,290
C. $4,350
D. $4,820
18. Suppose that Ray Allen, a basketball player for the Seattle Supersonics, will become a
free agent at the end of this NBA season. Suppose that Allen is considering two possible
contracts from different teams. Note that the salaries are paid at the end of EACH year.

The interest rate is 10%. Based on this information, which of the following is true?
A. Allen should take the Seattle contract because it has a higher present value
B. Allen should take the Portland contract because it has a higher present value
C. Allen is indifferent between the two contracts because they are both worth $12 million
D. Allen is indifferent between the two contracts because they are both worth $10.9 million
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19. Farou invests $2,000 at 8% interest. About how long will it take for Farou to double his
investment (e.g., to have $4,000)?
A. 4 years
B. 5 years
C. 8 years
D. 9 years
20. A lender is promised a $100 payment (including interest) one year from today. If the
lender has a 6% opportunity cost of money, he/she should be willing to accept what amount
today?
A. $100.00
B. $106.20
C. $96.40
D. $94.34
21. A saver knows that if she put $95 in the bank today she will receive $100 from the bank
one year from now, including the interest she will earn. What is the interest rate she is
earning?
A. 5.10%
B. 6.00%
C. 5.52%
D. 5.26%
22. Tom deposits funds in his savings account at the bank which is paying 3.5% interest. If he
keeps his funds in the bank for one year he will have $155.25. What amount is Tom
depositing?
A. $151.75
B. $150.00
C. $148.75
D. $147.50
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23. Mary deposits funds into a CD at her bank. The CD has an annual interest of 4.0%. If
Mary leaves the funds in the CD for two years she will have $540.80. What amount is Mary
depositing?
A. $520.00
B. $514.50
C. $500.00
D. $512.40
Mary leaves the funds in the CD for two years she will have $540.80. Assuming no penalties
for withdrawing the funds early, what amount would Mary have at the end of one year?
A. $521.60
B. $490.00
C. $500.00
D. $520.00
25. Sharon deposits $150.00 in her savings account at the bank. At the end of one year she has
$156.38. What was the interest rate that Sharon earned?
A. 4.25%
B. 6.38%
C. 4.52%
D. 5.63%
26. The value of $100 left in a savings account earning 5% a year, will be worth what amount
after ten years?
A. $150.00
B. $160.50
C. $159.84
D. $162.89
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27. The value of $100 left in a certificate of deposit for four years that earns 4.5% annually
will be:
A. $120.00
B. $119.25
C. $117.00
D. $145.00
28. The future value of $100 that earns 10% annually for n years is best expressed by which
of the following?
A. $100(0.1)n
B. $100 x n x (1.1)
C. $100(1.1)n
D. $100/(1.1)n
29. The future value of $200 that is left in account earning 6.5% interest for three years is best
expressed by which of the following?
A. $200(1.065) x 3
B. $200(1.065)/3
C. $200(1.065)n
D. $200(1.065)3
30. Which of the following best expresses the future value of $100 left in a savings account
earning 3.5% for three and a half years?
A. $100(1.035)3.5
B. $100(0.35)3.5
C. $100 x 3.5 x (1.035)
D. $100(1.035)3/2
31. Which of the following best expresses the present value of $500 that you have to wait four
years and three months to receive?
A. ($500/4.25) x (1+i)
B. $500 x 4.25 x (1 +i)
C. $500/(1+i)4.25
D. ($500/4) x (1+i)3
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32. If 10% is the annual rate, considering compounding, the monthly rate is:
A. 0.0833%
B. 0.833%
C. 0.00797%
D. 1.0833%
33. What is the future value of $1000 after six months earning 12% annually?
A. $1050.00
B. $1060.00
C. $1120.00
D. $1058.30
34. In reading the national business news, you hear that mortgage rates increased by 50 basis
points. If mortgage rates were initially at 6.5%, what are they after this increase?
A. 6.55%
B. 7.0%
C. 11.5%
D. 56.5%
35. One hundred basis points could be expressed as:

A. 0.01%
B. 1.00%
C. 100.0%
D. 0.10%
36. The decimal equivalent of a basis point is:

A. 0.0001
B. 1.00
C. 0.001
D. 0.01
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37. According to the rule of 72:

A. Any amount should double in value in 72 months if invested at 10%
B. 72/interest rate is the number of years approximately it will take for an amount to double
C. 72 x interest rate is the number of years it will take for an amount to double
D. The interest rate divided by the number of years invested will always equal 72%
38. The rule of 72 says that at 6% interest $100 should become $200 in about:
A. 72 months
B. 100 months
C. 12 years
D. 7.2 years
39. What is the present value of $200 promised two years from now at 5% annual interest?
A. $190.00
B. $220.00
C. $180.00
D. $181.41
40. What is the present value of $100 promised one year from now at 10% annual interest?
A. $89.50
B. $90.00
C. $90.91
D. $91.25
41. What is the present value of $500 promised four years from now at 5% annual interest?
A. $411.35
B. $400.00
C. $607.75
D. $520.00
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42. The higher the future value of the payment:

A. The lower the present value
B. The higher the present value
C. The future value doesn't impact the present value, only the interest rate really matters
D. The lower the present value because the interest rate must fall
43. The shorter the time until a payment:

A. The higher the present value
B. The lower the present value because time is valuable
C. The lower must be the interest rate
D. The higher must be the interest rate
44. The lower the interest rate, i:

A. The lower is the present value
B. The greater must be n
C. The higher is the present value
D. The higher is the future value
45. Doubling the future value will cause:

A. The present value to fall by half
B. The interest rate i, to double
C. No change to present value, only the interest rate
D. The present value to double

A. The present value to double
B. The present value to decrease
C. The present value to increase by less than 100%
D. The interest rate, i, to decrease
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47. The present value and the interest rate have:

A. A direct relationship; they both move together
B. An inverse relationship; as i increases, PV decreases
C. An unclear relationship; whether it is direct or inverse depends on the interest rate
D. No relationship
48. At any fixed interest rate, an increase in time, n, until a payment is made:
A. Increases the present value
B. Has no impact on the present value since the interest rate is fixed
C. Reduces the present value
D. Affects only the future value
49. A change in the interest rate:

A. Has a smaller impact on the present value of a payment to be made far into the future than
on one to be made sooner
B. Will not make a difference in the present values of two equal payments to be made at
different times
C. Has a larger impact on the present value of a payment to be made far into the future than
D. Has a larger impact on the present value of a bigger payment to be made far into the future
than on one of lesser value
50. A monthly growth rate of 0.5% is an annual growth rate of:

A. 6.00%
B. 5.00%
C. 6.17%
D. 6.50%

A. 7.20%
B. 6.00%
C. 7.60%
D. 7.44%
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52. A monthly interest rate of 1% is a compounded annual rate of:

A. 12.00%
B. 10.00%
C. 14.11%
D. 6.00%
53. An investment has grown from $100.00 to $130.00 or by 30% over four years. What
annual increase gives a 30% increase over four years?
A. 7.50%
B. 6.30%
C. 6.78%
D. 7.24%
54. An investment grows from $100.00 to $150.00 or 50% over five years. What annual
increase gives a 50% increase over five years?
A. 12.00%
B. 10.00%
C. 9.25%
D. 8.45%
55. The "coupon rate" is:

A. The annual amount of interest payments made on a bond as a percentage of the amount
borrowed
B. The change in the value of a bond expressed as a percentage of the amount borrowed
C. Another name for the yield on a bond, assuming the bond is sold before it matures
D. The total amount of interest payments made on a bond as a percentage of the amount
borrowed
56. Higher savings usually requires higher interest rates because:

A. Everyone prefers to save more instead of consuming
B. Saving requires sacrifice and people must be compensated for this sacrifice
C. Higher savings means we expect interest rates to decrease
D. Of the rule of 72
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57. The internal rate of return of an investment is:

A. The same as return on investment
B. Zero when the present value of an investment equals its cost
C. The interest rate that equates the present value of an investment with its cost
D. Equal to the market rate of interest when an investment is made
58. If the internal rate of return from an investment is more than the opportunity cost of
funds:
A. The firm should make the investment
B. The firm should not make the investment
C. The firm should only make the investment using retained earnings
D. The firm should only make part of the investment and wait to see if interest rates decrease
59. A mortgage, where the monthly payments are the same for the duration of the loan, is an
example of:
A. A variable payment loan
B. An installment loan
C. A fixed payment loan
D. An equity security
60. An investment carrying a current cost of $120,000 is going to generate $50,000 of revenue
for each of the next three years. To calculate the internal rate of return we need to:
A. Calculate the present value of each of the $50,000 payments and multiply these and set this
equal to $120,000
B. Find the interest rate at which the present value of $150,000 for three years from now
equals $120,000
C. Find the interest rate at which the sum of the present values of $50,000 for each of the next
three years equals $120,000
D. Subtract $120,000 from $150,000 and set this difference equal to the interest rate
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61. Usually an investment will be profitable if:

A. The internal rate of return is less than the cost of borrowing
B. The cost of borrowing is equal to the internal rate of return
C. It is financed with retained earnings
D. The cost of borrowing is less than the internal rate of return
62. A coupon bond is a bond that:

A. Always sells at a price that is less than the face value
B. Provides the owner with regular payments
C. Pays the owner the sum of the coupons at the bond's maturity
D. Pays a variable coupon rate depending on the bond's price
63. The coupon rate for a coupon bond is equal to:

A. The annual coupon payment divided by the face value of the bond
B. The annual coupon payment divided by the purchase price of the bond
C. The purchase price of the bond divided by the coupon payment
D. The annual coupon payment divided by the selling price of the bond
64. If a bond has a face value of $1000 and a coupon rate of 4.25%, the bond owner will
receive annual coupon payments of:
A. $425.00
B. $4.25
C. $42.50
D. A value that cannot be determined from the information provided
65. If a bond has a face value of $1,000 and the bondholder receives coupon payments of
$27.50 semi-annually, the bond's coupon rate is:
A. 2.75%
B. 5.50%
C. 27.5%
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66. Consider a bond that costs $1000 today and promises a one-time future payment of $1080
in four years. What is the approximate interest rate on this bond?
A. 2%
B. 4%
C. 8%
D. 10.8%
67. Which of the following is necessarily true of coupon bonds?

A. The price exceeds the face value
B. The coupon rate exceeds the interest rate
C. The price is equal to the coupon payments
D. The price is the sum of the present value of coupon payments and the face value
68. The price of a coupon bond will increase as:

A. The face value decreases
B. The yield increases
C. The coupon payments increase
D. The term to maturity is shorter
69. Suppose the nominal interest rate on a one-year car loan is 8% and the inflation rate is
expected to be 3% over the next year. Based on this information, we know:
A. The ex ante real interest rate is 5%
B. The lender benefits more than the borrower because of the difference in the nominal versus
real interest rates
C. At the end of the year, the borrower pays only 5% in nominal interest
D. The ex post real interest rate 11%
70. Interest rates that are adjusted for expected inflation are known as:
A. Coupon rates
B. Ex ante real interest rates
C. Ex post real interest rates
D. Nominal interest rates
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71. The price of a coupon bond is determined by:

A. Taking the present value of the bond's final payment and subtracting the coupon payments
B. Taking the present value of the coupon payments and adding this to the face value
C. Taking the present value of the bond's final payment
D. Taking the present value of all of the bond's payments

C. Taking the present value of all of the bond's payments
D. Estimating its future value
73. Compounding refers to:

A. The calculation of after tax interest returns
B. The internal rate of return a firm earns on an investment
C. The real interest return after taxes
D. The process of earning interest on both the principal and the interest of an investment
74. The interest rate used to discount the promised payment from a bond:
A. Will vary directly with the value of the bond
B. Should be the one that makes the value equal to the par value of the bond
C. Will vary inversely with the value of the bond
D. Should always be greater than the coupon rate
75. A credit card that charges a monthly interest rate of 1.5% has an effective annual interest
rate of:
A. 18.0%
B. 19.6%
C. 15.0%
D. 17.50%
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76. Which formula below best expresses the real interest rate, (r)?
A. i = r - e
B. r = i + e
C. r = i - e
D. e = i + r
77. A borrower who makes a $1000 loan for one year and earns interest in the amount of $75,
earns what nominal interest rate and what real interest rate if inflation is two percent?
A. A nominal rate of 5.5% and a real rate of 2.0%
B. A nominal rate of 7.5% and a real rate of 5.0%
C. A nominal rate of 7.5% and a real rate of 9.5%
D. A nominal rate of 7.5% and a real rate of 5.5%
78. As inflation increases, for any fixed nominal interest rate, the real interest rate:
A. Also increases
B. Remains the same, that's why it is real
C. Decreases
D. Decreases by less than the increase in inflation
79. Considering the data on real and nominal interest rates for the U.S. from 1979 to 2006,
which of the following statements is most accurate?
A. The real interest rate remains unchanged over time
B. There have been times when the real interest rate has been negative
C. Nominal interest rates higher in 2000 than they had been at any other point in time
D. The inflation rate is always greater than the real interest rate
80. Which of the following statements is most correct?

A. We can always compute the ex post real interest rate but not the ex ante real rate
B. We cannot compute either the ex post or ex ante real interest rates accurately
C. We can accurately compute the ex ante real interest rate but not the ex post real rate
D. None of the above statements is correct
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81. From the Fisher equation we see that the nominal interest rate and expected inflation
have:
A. An inverse relationship
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direct but less than one-to-one
C. A relationship which is direct and one-to-one
D. No relationship
82. High rates of inflation are usually associated with:

A. Low nominal interest rates but high real interest rates
B. High nominal interest rates and positive real interest rates
C. Low nominal interest rates and low real interest rates
D. High nominal interest rates and negative real rates
83. If a lender wants to earn a real interest rate of 3% and expects inflation to be 3%, he/she
should charge a nominal interest rate that:
A. Is at least 7%
B. Is anything above 0%
C. Equals the real rate desired plus expected inflation
D. Equals the real rate desired less expected inflation
84. A borrower is offered a choice between a fixed rate mortgage and a variable rate
mortgage. The fixed rate mortgage may be more attractive if the borrower expects:
A. Inflation to decrease
B. Inflation to increase
C. The home price to increase
D. The home price to decrease
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mortgage. The variable rate mortgage may be more attractive to the lender if the lender
expects:
B. The home price to decrease
D. Inflation to increase
86. We should expect a country that experiences volatile inflation to also have:
A. Volatile nominal interest rates
B. Volatile real interest rates but stable nominal rates
C. Stable nominal interest rates
D. Volatile real interest rates

Short Answer Questions

87. A lender expects to earn a real interest rate of 4.5% over the next 12 months. She charges
a 9.25% (annual) nominal rate for a 12-month loan. What inflation rate is she expecting? If
the lender is in a 30% marginal tax bracket and the borrower is in a 25% marginal tax bracket,
what are the real after-tax rates each expects?

88. Compute the interest rate for a $1,000 face value a bond that sells for $280 and matures in
20 years. The bond has no coupon payments, only the face value payment.

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89. Compute the future value of $1,000 at a 6 percent interest rate after three different lengths
of time. Use 6, 10 and 20 years into the future.

90. Considering the concept of compounding, explain why in determining the future value of
a $100 investment at 5 percent annual interest, you can't simply multiply $100 by (1.10) and
get the correct answer.

91. Calculate which has a higher present value: an annual payment of $100 received over 3
years or an annual payment of $50 received over 7 years. In both cases the interest rate is 7%
(or 0.07).

92. What is the monthly interest rate if you are asked to convert a 12 percent annual rate to a
monthly rate (calculate to 4 decimal places)?

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93. Convert each of the following basis points amounts to percents:

a) 412.5
b) 10
c) 125.7
d) 1075
e) 1

94. Using the rule of 72, determine the approximate time it will take $1000 to double given
the following interest rates.
a) 5.5%
b) 10.0%
c) 30.0%
d) 2.0%
e) 4.5%

95. What will be the amount owed at the end of one year if a borrower charges $100 on
his/her credit card and doesn't make any payments during the year (assume the interest rate is
1.5% per month)?

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96. Which investment plan will provide the highest future value: $500 invested at 5 percent
annually for four years and then that balance invested at 7 percent annually for an additional
three years, or $500 invested at 6 percent annually for seven years?

97. Suppose that you have a winning lottery ticket for $100,000. The State of California
doesn't pay this amount up front - this is the amount you will receive over time. The State
offers you two options. The first pays you $80,000 up front and that will be the entire amount.
The second pays you winnings over a three year period. The last option pays you a large
payment today with small payments in the future. The payment options are detailed in the
table below:

Compute the present value of each payment option, assuming the interest rate is 12%. Now,
compute the present values based on an interest rate of 5%. Compare your answers,
explaining why they are different when the interest rate changes. When the interest rate is 5%,
the present values are as follows:

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98. Briefly discuss the relationship between present value and each of the following:
a) future value
b) time
c) interest rate

99. An investment grows from $2,000 to $2,750 over the period of 10 years. What average
annual growth rate will produce this result?

100. Calculate the internal rate of return for a machine that costs $500,000 and provides
annual revenue of $115,000 per year for 5 years. You can assume all revenue is received once
a year at the end of the year.

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101. You win your state lottery. The lottery officials offer you the following options: you can
accept annual payments of $50,000 for 20 years or receive an upfront payment of $700,000.
Ignoring issues like mortality tables, taxes, etc., what market interest rate would make it more
attractive to take the upfront payment?

102. You are considering purchasing a home. You find one that you like but you realize that
you will need to obtain a mortgage for $100,000. The mortgage company presents you with
two options: a 15-year mortgage at a 6.0% annual rate and a 30-year mortgage at a 6.5%
annual rate. What will be the fixed annual payment for each mortgage?

103. A bond offers a $50 coupon, has a face value of $1,000, and has 10 years to maturity. If
the interest rate is 4.0% what is the value of this bond?

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104. A bond offers a $40 coupon, has a face value of $1000, and 10 years to maturity. If the
interest rate is 5.0%, what is the value of this bond?

105. Describe the effects on the value of a bond from the following: length of time to maturity
and interest rates (you can ignore the relationship of the coupon rate to market interest rates to
simplify the analysis).

106. Suppose a two-year coupon bond has payments of $40 and a face value of $800. The
interest rate is 8%. Compute the present value of the coupon payments and the principal
payment of the bond. What is the price of this bond?

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107. Suppose you negotiate a one-year loan with a principal of $1000 and the nominal interest
rate is currently 7%. You expect the inflation rate to be 3% over the next year. When you
repay the principal plus interest at the end of the year, the actual inflation rate is 2.5%.
Compute the ex ante and ex post real interest rate. Who benefits from this unexpected
decrease in inflation? Who loses?

108. In the data, we observe that countries with high inflation rates tend to have high nominal
interest rates. What does this imply, if anything, about real interest rates in countries with very
high inflation rates?

109. Explain why an increase in expected inflation will result in an increase in nominal

interest rates, holding other factors constant.

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110. Explain why, if real interest rates are so important, we see most interest rates quoted in
nominal terms.

111. If a borrower and a lender agree on a long-term loan at a nominal interest rate that is
fixed over the duration of the loan, how will a higher-than-expected rate of inflation impact
the parties if at all?

112. Explain why countries with high and volatile inflation rates are likely to have volatile
nominal interest rates.

113. Explain why the Fisher equation is not highly accurate at high rates of inflation. Use an
example.

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114. An individual is currently 30 years old, wants to work until the age of 65 and plans on
dying at the age of 85. How much will the individual need to have saved by the time he or she
is 65 if he or she plans on spending $40,000 per year while retired? You can assume the
individual can earn an interest rate of 5.0% and the $40,000 is in addition to any Social
Security that may be received.

115. How might the behavior of professional investment managers prior to the financial crisis
of 2007-2009 contributed to the depth of the plunge of corporate and mortgage security prices
during the crisis?

Essay Questions

116. Explain why an investor cannot simply compare the size of promised payments from
different investments, even if the interest rates and other risk factors are the same.

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117. Historically, many cultural groups have outlawed usury, or the practice of levying
interest on loans. Some groups oppose usury because it exacerbates problems of income
inequality (as wealthier individuals can afford to lend to poorer individuals), while others
claim investment and loans should be made charitably. Evaluate these arguments against
usury based on your knowledge of present value. Do such prohibitions make sense?

118. How has Islamic banking redefined lending to deal with Islam's prohibition of usury?

119. Discussions in recent years about the vulnerability of the Social Security System cause
some people to feel the payments promised will not materialize. Discuss the possible changes
we might observe now.

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120. During the early 1980s, the U.S. economy experienced an increase in interest rates
quoted on U.S. Treasury debt, business loans, and mortgages. At the same time the inflation
rate gradually declined more than expected. What happened to ex ante versus ex post real
interest rates during this period? Use the Fisher equation to support your answer.

121. Explain why countries that have volatile inflation rates are likely to have high nominal
interest rates.

122. Explain the suggestion that people may have their own "personal discount rate" and how
that may affect decisions about borrowing and other financial matters.

123. What matters more: having a credit card with a low rate or paying off your balance as
quickly as possible? Explain.

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Chapter 04 Future Value, Present Value, and Interest Rates Answer Key

Multiple Choice Questions

1. A promise of a $100 payment to be received one year from today is:
A. More valuable than receiving the payment today
B. Less valuable than receiving the payment six months from now
C. Equally valuable as a payment received today if the interest rate is zero
D. Not enough information is provided to answer the question
AACSB: Reflective Thinking

BLOOM'S: Apply
Difficulty: Easy
Topic: Valuing Monetary Payments Now and in the Future

2. The future value of $100 at a 5% per year interest rate at the end of one year is:
A. $95.00
B. $105.00
C. $97.50
D. 107.50
AACSB: Analytic
BLOOM'S: Apply
Difficulty: Hard

3. Credit:
A. Probably came into being at the same time as coinage
B. Predates coinage by 2,000 years
C. Did not exist until the Middle Ages
D. First became popular due to the writings of Aristotle
AACSB: Analytic
BLOOM'S: Remember
Difficulty: Easy

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A. 0.565
B. 0.00565
C. 5.65
D. 0.0565
AACSB: Analytic
BLOOM'S: Understand
Difficulty: Easy


A. 0.0485
B. 4.850
C. 0.00485
D. 0.485
AACSB: Analytic
BLOOM'S: Understand
Difficulty: Easy


A. 0.0055
B. 5.50
C. 0.550
D. 0.0550
AACSB: Analytic
BLOOM'S: Understand
Difficulty: Medium

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7. If the interest rate is zero, a promise to receive a $100 payment one year from now is:
A. More valuable than receiving $100 today
B. Less valuable than receiving $100 today
C. Equal in value to receiving $100 today
D. Equal in value to receiving $101 today
AACSB: Analytic
BLOOM'S: Understand
Difficulty: Medium

8. If a saver has a positive rate of time preference then the present value of $100 to be
received 1 year from today is:
A. more than $100
B. not calculable
C. less than 100
D. unknown to the saver
AACSB: Analytic
BLOOM'S: Understand
Difficulty: Medium

9. Which of the following best expresses the proceeds a lender receives from a one-year
simple loan when the annual interest rate equals i?
A. PV + i
B. FV/i
C. PV (1 + i)
D. PV/i
AACSB: Analytic
BLOOM'S: Remember
Difficulty: Medium

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10. Suppose Tom receives one-year loan from ABC Bank for $5000.00. At the end of the
year, Tom repays $5400.00 to ABC Bank. Assuming the simple calculation of interest, the
interest rate on Tom's loan was:
A. $400
B. 8.00%
C. 7.41%
D. 20%
AACSB: Analytic
BLOOM'S: Apply
Difficulty: Hard

11. Suppose Mary receives an $8,000 loan from First National Bank. Mary repays $8,480 to
First National Bank at the end of one year. Assuming the simple calculation of interest, the
interest rate on Mary's loan was:
A. 8.00%
B. $480
C. 6.00%
D. 5.66%
AACSB: Analytic
BLOOM'S: Apply
Difficulty: Hard

12. An investor deposits $400 into a bank account that earns an annual interest rate of 8%.
Based on this information, how much interest will he earn during the second year alone?
A. $25.60
B. $32
C. $34.56
D. $64
AACSB: Analytic
BLOOM'S: Apply
Difficulty: Easy

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13. Compound interest means that:

A. You get an interest deduction for paying your loan off early
B. You get interest on interest
C. You get an interest deduction if you take out a loan for longer than one year
D. Interest rates will rise on larger loans

BLOOM'S: Understand
Difficulty: Easy

14. Which of the following best expresses the payment a saver receives for investing their
money for two years?
A. PV + PV
B. PV + PV (1 + i)
C. PV (1 + i) 2
D. 2PV (1 +i)
AACSB: Analytic
BLOOM'S: Remember
Difficulty: Medium

15. Suppose a family wants to save $60,000 for a child's tuition. The child will be attending
college in 18 years. For simplicity, assume the family is saving for a one-time college tuition
payment. If the interest rate is 6%, then about how much does this family need to deposit in
the bank today?
A. $10,000
B. $21,000
C. $42,000
D. $57,000
AACSB: Analytic
BLOOM'S: Apply
Difficulty: Hard

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16. Which of the following best expresses the payment a lender receives for lending money
for three years?
A. 3PV
B. PV (1+i)3
C. PV/(1 + i)3
D. FV/ (1 + i)3
AACSB: Analytic
BLOOM'S: Remember
Difficulty: Medium

17. Suppose Paul borrows $4000 for one year from his grandfather who charges Paul 7%
interest. At the end of the year Paul will have to repay his grandfather:
A. $4,280
B. $4,290
C. $4,350
D. $4,820
AACSB: Analytic
BLOOM'S: Apply
Difficulty: Hard

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18. Suppose that Ray Allen, a basketball player for the Seattle Supersonics, will become a
free agent at the end of this NBA season. Suppose that Allen is considering two possible
contracts from different teams. Note that the salaries are paid at the end of EACH year.

The interest rate is 10%. Based on this information, which of the following is true?
A. Allen should take the Seattle contract because it has a higher present value
B. Allen should take the Portland contract because it has a higher present value
C. Allen is indifferent between the two contracts because they are both worth $12 million
D. Allen is indifferent between the two contracts because they are both worth $10.9 million
AACSB: Analytic
BLOOM'S: Apply
Difficulty: Hard

19. Farou invests $2,000 at 8% interest. About how long will it take for Farou to double his
investment (e.g., to have $4,000)?
A. 4 years
B. 5 years
C. 8 years
D. 9 years
AACSB: Analytic
BLOOM'S: Apply
Difficulty: Hard

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20. A lender is promised a $100 payment (including interest) one year from today. If the
lender has a 6% opportunity cost of money, he/she should be willing to accept what amount
today?
A. $100.00
B. $106.20
C. $96.40
D. $94.34
AACSB: Analytic
BLOOM'S: Apply
Difficulty: Hard

21. A saver knows that if she put $95 in the bank today she will receive $100 from the bank
one year from now, including the interest she will earn. What is the interest rate she is
earning?
A. 5.10%
B. 6.00%
C. 5.52%
D. 5.26%
AACSB: Analytic
BLOOM'S: Apply
Difficulty: Hard

22. Tom deposits funds in his savings account at the bank which is paying 3.5% interest. If he
keeps his funds in the bank for one year he will have $155.25. What amount is Tom
depositing?
A. $151.75
B. $150.00
C. $148.75
D. $147.50
AACSB: Analytic
BLOOM'S: Apply
Difficulty: Hard

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Mary leaves the funds in the CD for two years she will have $540.80. What amount is Mary
depositing?
A. $520.00
B. $514.50
C. $500.00
D. $512.40
AACSB: Analytic
BLOOM'S: Apply
Difficulty: Hard

Mary leaves the funds in the CD for two years she will have $540.80. Assuming no penalties
for withdrawing the funds early, what amount would Mary have at the end of one year?
A. $521.60
B. $490.00
C. $500.00
D. $520.00
AACSB: Analytic
BLOOM'S: Apply
Difficulty: Hard

25. Sharon deposits $150.00 in her savings account at the bank. At the end of one year she has
$156.38. What was the interest rate that Sharon earned?
A. 4.25%
B. 6.38%
C. 4.52%
D. 5.63%
AACSB: Analytic
BLOOM'S: Apply
Difficulty: Hard

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26. The value of $100 left in a savings account earning 5% a year, will be worth what amount
after ten years?
A. $150.00
B. $160.50
C. $159.84
D. $162.89
AACSB: Analytic
BLOOM'S: Apply
Difficulty: Medium

27. The value of $100 left in a certificate of deposit for four years that earns 4.5% annually
will be:
A. $120.00
B. $119.25
C. $117.00
D. $145.00
AACSB: Analytic
BLOOM'S: Apply
Difficulty: Medium

28. The future value of $100 that earns 10% annually for n years is best expressed by which
of the following?
A. $100(0.1)n
B. $100 x n x (1.1)
C. $100(1.1)n
D. $100/(1.1)n
AACSB: Analytic
BLOOM'S: Remember
Difficulty: Medium

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29. The future value of $200 that is left in account earning 6.5% interest for three years is best
expressed by which of the following?
A. $200(1.065) x 3
B. $200(1.065)/3
C. $200(1.065)n
D. $200(1.065)3
AACSB: Analytic
BLOOM'S: Apply
Difficulty: Medium

30. Which of the following best expresses the future value of $100 left in a savings account
earning 3.5% for three and a half years?
A. $100(1.035)3.5
B. $100(0.35)3.5
C. $100 x 3.5 x (1.035)
D. $100(1.035)3/2
AACSB: Analytic
BLOOM'S: Understand
Difficulty: Medium

31. Which of the following best expresses the present value of $500 that you have to wait four
years and three months to receive?
A. ($500/4.25) x (1+i)
B. $500 x 4.25 x (1 +i)
C. $500/(1+i)4.25
D. ($500/4) x (1+i)3
AACSB: Analytic
BLOOM'S: Understand
Difficulty: Medium

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32. If 10% is the annual rate, considering compounding, the monthly rate is:
A. 0.0833%
B. 0.833%
C. 0.00797%
D. 1.0833%
AACSB: Analytic
BLOOM'S: Apply
Difficulty: Medium

33. What is the future value of $1000 after six months earning 12% annually?
A. $1050.00
B. $1060.00
C. $1120.00
D. $1058.30
AACSB: Analytic
BLOOM'S: Apply
Difficulty: Hard

34. In reading the national business news, you hear that mortgage rates increased by 50 basis
points. If mortgage rates were initially at 6.5%, what are they after this increase?
A. 6.55%
B. 7.0%
C. 11.5%
D. 56.5%
AACSB: Analytic
BLOOM'S: Remember
Difficulty: Easy

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35. One hundred basis points could be expressed as:

A. 0.01%
B. 1.00%
C. 100.0%
D. 0.10%
AACSB: Analytic
BLOOM'S: Remember
Difficulty: Easy

36. The decimal equivalent of a basis point is:

A. 0.0001
B. 1.00
C. 0.001
D. 0.01
AACSB: Analytic
BLOOM'S: Remember
Difficulty: Medium

37. According to the rule of 72:

A. Any amount should double in value in 72 months if invested at 10%
B. 72/interest rate is the number of years approximately it will take for an amount to double
C. 72 x interest rate is the number of years it will take for an amount to double
D. The interest rate divided by the number of years invested will always equal 72%
AACSB: Analytic
BLOOM'S: Remember
Difficulty: Easy

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38. The rule of 72 says that at 6% interest $100 should become $200 in about:
A. 72 months
B. 100 months
C. 12 years
D. 7.2 years
AACSB: Analytic
BLOOM'S: Apply
Difficulty: Medium

39. What is the present value of $200 promised two years from now at 5% annual interest?
A. $190.00
B. $220.00
C. $180.00
D. $181.41
AACSB: Analytic
BLOOM'S: Apply
Difficulty: Hard

40. What is the present value of $100 promised one year from now at 10% annual interest?
A. $89.50
B. $90.00
C. $90.91
D. $91.25
AACSB: Analytic
BLOOM'S: Apply
Difficulty: Hard

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41. What is the present value of $500 promised four years from now at 5% annual interest?
A. $411.35
B. $400.00
C. $607.75
D. $520.00
AACSB: Analytic
BLOOM'S: Apply
Difficulty: Hard

42. The higher the future value of the payment:

A. The lower the present value
B. The higher the present value
C. The future value doesn't impact the present value, only the interest rate really matters
D. The lower the present value because the interest rate must fall

BLOOM'S: Understand
Difficulty: Medium

43. The shorter the time until a payment:

A. The higher the present value
B. The lower the present value because time is valuable
C. The lower must be the interest rate
D. The higher must be the interest rate

BLOOM'S: Understand
Difficulty: Medium

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44. The lower the interest rate, i:

A. The lower is the present value
B. The greater must be n
C. The higher is the present value
D. The higher is the future value

BLOOM'S: Analyze
BLOOM'S: Understand
Difficulty: Medium


A. The present value to fall by half
B. The interest rate i, to double
C. No change to present value, only the interest rate
D. The present value to double
AACSB: Analytic
BLOOM'S: Analyze
Difficulty: Hard


A. The present value to double
B. The present value to decrease
C. The present value to increase by less than 100%
D. The interest rate, i, to decrease
AACSB: Analytic
BLOOM'S: Analyze
BLOOM'S: Understand
Difficulty: Medium

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47. The present value and the interest rate have:

A. A direct relationship; they both move together
B. An inverse relationship; as i increases, PV decreases
C. An unclear relationship; whether it is direct or inverse depends on the interest rate
D. No relationship

BLOOM'S: Understand
Difficulty: Medium

48. At any fixed interest rate, an increase in time, n, until a payment is made:
A. Increases the present value
B. Has no impact on the present value since the interest rate is fixed
C. Reduces the present value
D. Affects only the future value

BLOOM'S: Analyze
BLOOM'S: Understand
Difficulty: Medium

49. A change in the interest rate:

A. Has a smaller impact on the present value of a payment to be made far into the future than
B. Will not make a difference in the present values of two equal payments to be made at
different times
C. Has a larger impact on the present value of a payment to be made far into the future than
D. Has a larger impact on the present value of a bigger payment to be made far into the future
than on one of lesser value

BLOOM'S: Analyze
BLOOM'S: Understand
Difficulty: Medium

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A. 6.00%
B. 5.00%
C. 6.17%
D. 6.50%
AACSB: Analytic
BLOOM'S: Apply
Difficulty: Medium


A. 7.20%
B. 6.00%
C. 7.60%
D. 7.44%
AACSB: Analytic
BLOOM'S: Apply
Difficulty: Medium

52. A monthly interest rate of 1% is a compounded annual rate of:

A. 12.00%
B. 10.00%
C. 14.11%
D. 6.00%
AACSB: Analytic
BLOOM'S: Apply
Difficulty: Medium

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53. An investment has grown from $100.00 to $130.00 or by 30% over four years. What
annual increase gives a 30% increase over four years?
A. 7.50%
B. 6.30%
C. 6.78%
D. 7.24%
AACSB: Analytic
BLOOM'S: Apply
Difficulty: Hard

54. An investment grows from $100.00 to $150.00 or 50% over five years. What annual
increase gives a 50% increase over five years?
A. 12.00%
B. 10.00%
C. 9.25%
D. 8.45%
AACSB: Analytic
BLOOM'S: Apply
Difficulty: Hard

55. The "coupon rate" is:

A. The annual amount of interest payments made on a bond as a percentage of the amount
borrowed
B. The change in the value of a bond expressed as a percentage of the amount borrowed
C. Another name for the yield on a bond, assuming the bond is sold before it matures
D. The total amount of interest payments made on a bond as a percentage of the amount
borrowed
AACSB: Analytic
BLOOM'S: Understand
Difficulty: Medium
Topic: Applying Present Value

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56. Higher savings usually requires higher interest rates because:

A. Everyone prefers to save more instead of consuming
B. Saving requires sacrifice and people must be compensated for this sacrifice
C. Higher savings means we expect interest rates to decrease
D. Of the rule of 72

BLOOM'S: Understand
Difficulty: Medium

57. The internal rate of return of an investment is:

A. The same as return on investment
B. Zero when the present value of an investment equals its cost
C. The interest rate that equates the present value of an investment with its cost
D. Equal to the market rate of interest when an investment is made
AACSB: Analytic
BLOOM'S: Remember
BLOOM'S: Understand
Difficulty: Easy

58. If the internal rate of return from an investment is more than the opportunity cost of
funds:
A. The firm should make the investment
B. The firm should not make the investment
C. The firm should only make the investment using retained earnings
D. The firm should only make part of the investment and wait to see if interest rates decrease

BLOOM'S: Understand
Difficulty: Medium

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59. A mortgage, where the monthly payments are the same for the duration of the loan, is an
example of:
A. A variable payment loan
B. An installment loan
C. A fixed payment loan
D. An equity security
AACSB: Analytic
BLOOM'S: Remember
Difficulty: Easy

60. An investment carrying a current cost of $120,000 is going to generate $50,000 of revenue
for each of the next three years. To calculate the internal rate of return we need to:
A. Calculate the present value of each of the $50,000 payments and multiply these and set this
equal to $120,000
B. Find the interest rate at which the present value of $150,000 for three years from now
equals $120,000
C. Find the interest rate at which the sum of the present values of $50,000 for each of the next
three years equals $120,000
D. Subtract $120,000 from $150,000 and set this difference equal to the interest rate

BLOOM'S: Analyze
Difficulty: Medium

61. Usually an investment will be profitable if:

A. The internal rate of return is less than the cost of borrowing
B. The cost of borrowing is equal to the internal rate of return
C. It is financed with retained earnings
D. The cost of borrowing is less than the internal rate of return

BLOOM'S: Analyze
Difficulty: Medium

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62. A coupon bond is a bond that:

A. Always sells at a price that is less than the face value
B. Provides the owner with regular payments
C. Pays the owner the sum of the coupons at the bond's maturity
D. Pays a variable coupon rate depending on the bond's price
AACSB: Analytic
BLOOM'S: Remember
Difficulty: Easy

63. The coupon rate for a coupon bond is equal to:

A. The annual coupon payment divided by the face value of the bond
B. The annual coupon payment divided by the purchase price of the bond
C. The purchase price of the bond divided by the coupon payment
D. The annual coupon payment divided by the selling price of the bond
AACSB: Analytic
BLOOM'S: Remember
Difficulty: Easy

64. If a bond has a face value of $1000 and a coupon rate of 4.25%, the bond owner will
receive annual coupon payments of:
A. $425.00
B. $4.25
C. $42.50
AACSB: Analytic
BLOOM'S: Apply
Difficulty: Medium

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65. If a bond has a face value of $1,000 and the bondholder receives coupon payments of
$27.50 semi-annually, the bond's coupon rate is:
A. 2.75%
B. 5.50%
C. 27.5%
AACSB: Analytic
BLOOM'S: Apply
Difficulty: Medium

66. Consider a bond that costs $1000 today and promises a one-time future payment of $1080
in four years. What is the approximate interest rate on this bond?
A. 2%
B. 4%
C. 8%
D. 10.8%
AACSB: Analytic
BLOOM'S: Apply
Difficulty: Medium

67. Which of the following is necessarily true of coupon bonds?

A. The price exceeds the face value
B. The coupon rate exceeds the interest rate
C. The price is equal to the coupon payments
D. The price is the sum of the present value of coupon payments and the face value

BLOOM'S: Understand
Difficulty: Medium

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68. The price of a coupon bond will increase as:

A. The face value decreases
B. The yield increases
C. The coupon payments increase
D. The term to maturity is shorter

BLOOM'S: Analyze
Difficulty: Medium

69. Suppose the nominal interest rate on a one-year car loan is 8% and the inflation rate is
expected to be 3% over the next year. Based on this information, we know:
A. The ex ante real interest rate is 5%
B. The lender benefits more than the borrower because of the difference in the nominal versus
real interest rates
C. At the end of the year, the borrower pays only 5% in nominal interest
D. The ex post real interest rate 11%
AACSB: Analytic
BLOOM'S: Apply
Difficulty: Medium

70. Interest rates that are adjusted for expected inflation are known as:
A. Coupon rates
B. Ex ante real interest rates
C. Ex post real interest rates
D. Nominal interest rates
AACSB: Analytic
BLOOM'S: Remember
Difficulty: Easy

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C. Taking the present value of the bond's final payment
D. Taking the present value of all of the bond's payments
AACSB: Analytic
BLOOM'S: Remember
BLOOM'S: Understand
Difficulty: Medium


C. Taking the present value of all of the bond's payments
D. Estimating its future value
AACSB: Analytic
BLOOM'S: Understand
Difficulty: Medium

73. Compounding refers to:

A. The calculation of after tax interest returns
B. The internal rate of return a firm earns on an investment
C. The real interest return after taxes
D. The process of earning interest on both the principal and the interest of an investment
AACSB: Analytic
BLOOM'S: Remember
Difficulty: Easy

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74. The interest rate used to discount the promised payment from a bond:
A. Will vary directly with the value of the bond
B. Should be the one that makes the value equal to the par value of the bond
C. Will vary inversely with the value of the bond
D. Should always be greater than the coupon rate

BLOOM'S: Understand
Difficulty: Medium

75. A credit card that charges a monthly interest rate of 1.5% has an effective annual interest
rate of:
A. 18.0%
B. 19.6%
C. 15.0%
D. 17.50%
AACSB: Analytic
BLOOM'S: Apply
Difficulty: Hard

76. Which formula below best expresses the real interest rate, (r)?
A. i = r - e
B. r = i + e
C. r = i - e
D. e = i + r
AACSB: Analytic
BLOOM'S: Remember
Difficulty: Medium
Topic: Real and Nominal Interest Rates

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77. A borrower who makes a $1000 loan for one year and earns interest in the amount of $75,
earns what nominal interest rate and what real interest rate if inflation is two percent?
A. A nominal rate of 5.5% and a real rate of 2.0%
B. A nominal rate of 7.5% and a real rate of 5.0%
C. A nominal rate of 7.5% and a real rate of 9.5%
D. A nominal rate of 7.5% and a real rate of 5.5%
AACSB: Analytic
BLOOM'S: Understand
Difficulty: Medium

78. As inflation increases, for any fixed nominal interest rate, the real interest rate:
A. Also increases
B. Remains the same, that's why it is real
C. Decreases
D. Decreases by less than the increase in inflation

BLOOM'S: Analyze
Difficulty: Medium

79. Considering the data on real and nominal interest rates for the U.S. from 1979 to 2006,
which of the following statements is most accurate?
A. The real interest rate remains unchanged over time
B. There have been times when the real interest rate has been negative
C. Nominal interest rates higher in 2000 than they had been at any other point in time
D. The inflation rate is always greater than the real interest rate
AACSB: Analytic
BLOOM'S: Remember
Difficulty: Medium

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80. Which of the following statements is most correct?

A. We can always compute the ex post real interest rate but not the ex ante real rate
B. We cannot compute either the ex post or ex ante real interest rates accurately
C. We can accurately compute the ex ante real interest rate but not the ex post real rate
D. None of the above statements is correct

BLOOM'S: Understand
Difficulty: Medium

81. From the Fisher equation we see that the nominal interest rate and expected inflation
have:
A. An inverse relationship
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direct but less than one-to-one
C. A relationship which is direct and one-to-one
D. No relationship

BLOOM'S: Understand
Difficulty: Medium

82. High rates of inflation are usually associated with:

A. Low nominal interest rates but high real interest rates
B. High nominal interest rates and positive real interest rates
C. Low nominal interest rates and low real interest rates
D. High nominal interest rates and negative real rates

BLOOM'S: Analyze
Difficulty: Medium

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83. If a lender wants to earn a real interest rate of 3% and expects inflation to be 3%, he/she
should charge a nominal interest rate that:
A. Is at least 7%
B. Is anything above 0%
C. Equals the real rate desired plus expected inflation
D. Equals the real rate desired less expected inflation
AACSB: Analytic
BLOOM'S: Apply
Difficulty: Medium

mortgage. The fixed rate mortgage may be more attractive if the borrower expects:
B. Inflation to increase
D. The home price to decrease

BLOOM'S: Create
Difficulty: Medium

mortgage. The variable rate mortgage may be more attractive to the lender if the lender
expects:
B. The home price to decrease
D. Inflation to increase

BLOOM'S: Create
Difficulty: Medium

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86. We should expect a country that experiences volatile inflation to also have:
A. Volatile nominal interest rates
B. Volatile real interest rates but stable nominal rates
C. Stable nominal interest rates
D. Volatile real interest rates

BLOOM'S: Analyze
Difficulty: Medium

Short Answer Questions

87. A lender expects to earn a real interest rate of 4.5% over the next 12 months. She charges
a 9.25% (annual) nominal rate for a 12-month loan. What inflation rate is she expecting? If
the lender is in a 30% marginal tax bracket and the borrower is in a 25% marginal tax bracket,
what are the real after-tax rates each expects?
The first part she expected an inflation rate of 4.75%. We obtain this answer using the Fisher
equation where i = r + e. For the second part we need to use a variation of the Fisher
equation. The lender receives an after-tax nominal rate of 6.475% from which we subtract the
inflation rate of 4.75% and the lender expects a real after-tax rate of 1.725%. The borrower
expects to pay an after-tax real rate of 2.188%.
AACSB: Analytic
BLOOM'S: Analyze
Difficulty: Hard

88. Compute the interest rate for a $1,000 face value a bond that sells for $280 and matures in
20 years. The bond has no coupon payments, only the face value payment.
Using a financial calculator and inserting $280 for the present value, $1,000 for the future
values, 20 for n, and solving for i, we can compute this to be 6.57%.
AACSB: Analytic
BLOOM'S: Apply
Difficulty: Hard

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89. Compute the future value of $1,000 at a 6 percent interest rate after three different lengths
of time. Use 6, 10 and 20 years into the future.
We can use a calculator and the formula FV = PV(1+i)n to solve this problem. To calculate
the future value for six years the formula will be: FV = $1000(1.06)6 which equals $1418.52.
Using a similar approach for 10 years: FV = $1000(1.06)10 which equals $1790.85. And
finally for 20 years: FV = $1000(1.06)20 which equals $3207.14.
AACSB: Analytic
BLOOM'S: Apply
Difficulty: Hard

90. Considering the concept of compounding, explain why in determining the future value of
a $100 investment at 5 percent annual interest, you can't simply multiply $100 by (1.10) and
get the correct answer.
To simply multiply $100 by 1.10 ignores the effect of compounding which is interest paid on
the principal and on the interest earned. That is why the correct formula would be FV =
$100(1.05)2.

BLOOM'S: Understand
Difficulty: Medium

91. Calculate which has a higher present value: an annual payment of $100 received over 3
years or an annual payment of $50 received over 7 years. In both cases the interest rate is 7%
(or 0.07).
We can use the present value formula to answer this question. In the case of the $100
payment, the present value = $262.43. In the case of the $50 payments received over 7 years,
the present value is $269.46. So the 7 payments of $50 each have a higher present value.
AACSB: Analytic
BLOOM'S: Apply
Difficulty: Hard

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92. What is the monthly interest rate if you are asked to convert a 12 percent annual rate to a
monthly rate (calculate to 4 decimal places)?
It is not as simple as dividing 12 percent by 12 and thus obtaining an answer of 1.000 percent.
The monthly rate, im can be determined by using the following formula: (1 + im)12 = (1.12)
which we can manipulate to (1 + im) = (1.12)1/12 which equals 1.0095. Therefore the
monthly interest rate is 0.95%.
AACSB: Analytic
BLOOM'S: Apply
Difficulty: Hard

93. Convert each of the following basis points amounts to percents:

a) 412.5
b) 10
c) 125.7
d) 1075
e) 1
Since 1 basis point equals .01 percent, we can determine that:

a) 412.5 basis points is 4.125%
b) 10 basis points is 0.1%
c) 125.7 basis points is 1.257%
d) 1075 basis points is 10.75%
e) 1 basis point is 0.01%
AACSB: Analytic
BLOOM'S: Apply
Difficulty: Medium

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94. Using the rule of 72, determine the approximate time it will take $1000 to double given
the following interest rates.
a) 5.5%
b) 10.0%
c) 30.0%
d) 2.0%
e) 4.5%
Since the rule of 72 says if we take 72/i we get the approximate number of years it takes for
an amount to double, we can determine the answer for each interest rate.
a) 72/5.5 = 13.1 years
b) 72/10 = 7.2 years
c) 72/30 = 2.4 years
d) 72/2 = 36 years
e) 72/4.5 = 16 years
AACSB: Analytic
BLOOM'S: Apply
Difficulty: Medium

95. What will be the amount owed at the end of one year if a borrower charges $100 on
his/her credit card and doesn't make any payments during the year (assume the interest rate is
1.5% per month)?
$119.56. While it is tempting to multiply 1.5 times 12, obtaining 18% and the multiplying this
by $100 to determine the interest charge, it would be incorrect since we would be ignoring
compounding. The correct answer can be determined by using the following: FV = PV(1 +
im)12. This will be FV = $100(1.015)12 or $119.56.
AACSB: Analytic
BLOOM'S: Apply
Difficulty: Hard

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96. Which investment plan will provide the highest future value: $500 invested at 5 percent
annually for four years and then that balance invested at 7 percent annually for an additional
three years, or $500 invested at 6 percent annually for seven years?
$500 invested for four years at 5 percent interest and then that balance invested at 7% for
three additional years will produce a balance of $744.52 at the end of seven years. The future
value of $500 invested for seven years at 6 percent interest is $751.82.
AACSB: Analytic
BLOOM'S: Apply
Difficulty: Hard

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97. Suppose that you have a winning lottery ticket for $100,000. The State of California
doesn't pay this amount up front - this is the amount you will receive over time. The State
offers you two options. The first pays you $80,000 up front and that will be the entire amount.
The second pays you winnings over a three year period. The last option pays you a large
payment today with small payments in the future. The payment options are detailed in the
table below:

Compute the present value of each payment option, assuming the interest rate is 12%. Now,
compute the present values based on an interest rate of 5%. Compare your answers,
explaining why they are different when the interest rate changes. When the interest rate is 5%,
the present values are as follows:

When the interest rate is 12%, the present values are as follows:

From the computations above, when the interest rate is 5%, Option #3 has the highest present
value. When the interest rate is 12%, Option #1 has the highest present value. When the
interest rate increases from 5% to 12%, the opportunity cost of foregoing future payments is
higher. That is, while the winner is waiting to receive his/her future payments, he/she is
forgoing interest that could be earned on a bank deposit or other investment. When the
interest rate is low, this opportunity cost is relatively low, making Option #3 (with larger fixed
payments similar to coupon payments on a bond) more attractive. When the interest rate is
relatively high, these future fixed payments have less value, making Option #1 more
attractive.
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AACSB: Analytic
BLOOM'S: Analyze
Difficulty: Hard

98. Briefly discuss the relationship between present value and each of the following:
a) future value
b) time
c) interest rate
Holding time and interest rate constant, any percentage change in the future value will cause
the same percentage change in the present value. Holding the future value and the interest rate
constant, and increase in the time until payment reduces the present value and any decrease in
time increases the present value. Holding future value and time constant, an increase in the
interest rate reduces the present value and a decrease in the interest rate increases the present
value.

BLOOM'S: Understand
Difficulty: Medium

99. An investment grows from $2,000 to $2,750 over the period of 10 years. What average
annual growth rate will produce this result?
First we determine the overall percentage change in the investment is 37.5%, [(2750-
20000/2000] x 100 = 37.5. Next, we ask what annual growth rate over 10 years produces this
result? We can determine this by using the following: (1+i)10= (1.375); which with a little
manipulation turns into: i = (1.375)1/10-1; which says i = .03236, or an annual growth rate of
3.24% produces this result. Notice this is different than the answer you would obtain by
simply dividing 37.5% by 10.
AACSB: Analytic
BLOOM'S: Apply
Difficulty: Hard

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100. Calculate the internal rate of return for a machine that costs $500,000 and provides
annual revenue of $115,000 per year for 5 years. You can assume all revenue is received once
a year at the end of the year.
To solve this we equate the cost of the machine to the sum of the present value for each
annual payment and solve for the interest rate. Using a financial calculator or a spreadsheet
we obtain an internal rate of return of 4.85%.
AACSB: Analytic
BLOOM'S: Apply
Difficulty: Hard

101. You win your state lottery. The lottery officials offer you the following options: you can
accept annual payments of $50,000 for 20 years or receive an upfront payment of $700,000.
Ignoring issues like mortality tables, taxes, etc., what market interest rate would make it more
attractive to take the upfront payment?
Using a financial calculator or a spreadsheet we can equate the $700,000 to the sum of the
present value flow of receiving $50,000 a year for the next 20 years, and the internal rate of
return is 3.67%. If you are confident that you can earn an average annual return greater than
3.67% a year over the next 20 years, the upfront payment may be the option to select.
AACSB: Analytic
BLOOM'S: Analyze
Difficulty: Hard

102. You are considering purchasing a home. You find one that you like but you realize that
you will need to obtain a mortgage for $100,000. The mortgage company presents you with
two options: a 15-year mortgage at a 6.0% annual rate and a 30-year mortgage at a 6.5%
annual rate. What will be the fixed annual payment for each mortgage?
Using a financial calculator or a spreadsheet we can determine the 15-year mortgage will
require annual payments of $10,296.28; the 30-year mortgage will require annual payments in
the amount of $7,657.74.
AACSB: Analytic
BLOOM'S: Analyze
Difficulty: Hard

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103. A bond offers a $50 coupon, has a face value of $1,000, and has 10 years to maturity. If
the interest rate is 4.0% what is the value of this bond?
Realizing that the price of the bond is the sum of the present value of all payments we simply
calculate the present value of each payment and sum these. With the help of a financial
calculator or a spreadsheet if necessary, we see the value of the bond is $1,081.10.
AACSB: Analytic
BLOOM'S: Apply
Difficulty: Hard

104. A bond offers a $40 coupon, has a face value of $1000, and 10 years to maturity. If the
interest rate is 5.0%, what is the value of this bond?
Realizing that the price of the bond is the sum of the present value of all payments we simply
calculate the present value of each payment and sum these. With the help of a financial
calculator or spreadsheet if necessary, we see the value of the bond is $922.78.
AACSB: Analytic
BLOOM'S: Apply
Difficulty: Hard

105. Describe the effects on the value of a bond from the following: length of time to maturity
and interest rates (you can ignore the relationship of the coupon rate to market interest rates to
simplify the analysis).
Holding everything else constant, like coupon payments, as the length of time until maturity
increases, so will the value of the bond and vice versa. Also, holding everything else constant,
such as maturity, as interest rates increase the value of the bond decreases and vice versa.

BLOOM'S: Understand
Difficulty: Medium

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106. Suppose a two-year coupon bond has payments of $40 and a face value of $800. The
interest rate is 8%. Compute the present value of the coupon payments and the principal
payment of the bond. What is the price of this bond?
The present values are:

The price of the bond is equal to the present value of future payments on the bond. The future
payments include the $40 coupon payments paid over two years (with a present value of
$71.33) and the $800 face value payment (with a present value of $685.87). The price of the
bond is, therefore, the sum of these two amounts, $757.20.
AACSB: Analytic
BLOOM'S: Apply
Difficulty: Medium

107. Suppose you negotiate a one-year loan with a principal of $1000 and the nominal interest
rate is currently 7%. You expect the inflation rate to be 3% over the next year. When you
repay the principal plus interest at the end of the year, the actual inflation rate is 2.5%.
Compute the ex ante and ex post real interest rate. Who benefits from this unexpected
decrease in inflation? Who loses?
The ex ante real interest rate is 4% (=7% - 3%). The ex post real interest rate is 4.5% (=7% -
2.5%). The unexpected decrease in inflation benefits the lender because he/she receives a
higher real interest rate than what was expected. The borrower loses because his/her real
interest rate is higher than expected.
AACSB: Analytic
BLOOM'S: Analyze
Difficulty: Medium

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108. In the data, we observe that countries with high inflation rates tend to have high nominal
interest rates. What does this imply, if anything, about real interest rates in countries with very
high inflation rates?
The higher nominal interest rates are simply a reflection of high inflation rates. The real
interest rates in these countries could be equal to (or even less than) those in low-inflation
countries.

BLOOM'S: Create
Difficulty: Medium

109. Explain why an increase in expected inflation will result in an increase in nominal

interest rates, holding other factors constant.
This follows from the Fisher equation that says the nominal interest rate equals the sum of the
real interest rate and the expected rate of inflation. So, for any given real interest rate, an
increase in the expected rate of inflation will cause the nominal interest rate to increase.

BLOOM'S: Understand
Difficulty: Medium

110. Explain why, if real interest rates are so important, we see most interest rates quoted in
nominal terms.
It is almost impossible to quote real interest rates ex ante. For any given nominal interest rate,
the real interest rate is the nominal interest rate less the rate of inflation. The problem is no
one knows what the rate of inflation will be exactly. As a result it is easier to quote nominal
interest rates.

BLOOM'S: Understand
Difficulty: Medium

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111. If a borrower and a lender agree on a long-term loan at a nominal interest rate that is
fixed over the duration of the loan, how will a higher-than-expected rate of inflation impact
the parties if at all?
A higher-than-expected rate of inflation will benefit the borrower who will end up paying a
lower real interest rate than planned, and so will be better off. The lender, on the other hand,
will end up receiving a real interest rate that is less than what was planned so the lender will
be harmed.

BLOOM'S: Analyze
Difficulty: Medium

112. Explain why countries with high and volatile inflation rates are likely to have volatile
nominal interest rates.
Using the Fisher equation (that says the nominal interest rate equals the sum of the real
interest rate and the expected rate of inflation), a country where inflation is volatile will have
lenders adding a high expected inflation component, thus raising the nominal interest rate.
The higher volatility of nominal interest rates is directly the result of the volatility in the
inflation rate.

BLOOM'S: Analyze
Difficulty: Medium

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113. Explain why the Fisher equation is not highly accurate at high rates of inflation. Use an
example.
Consider a lender who loans $100 for a year, in an environment of 10% inflation. If the lender
wants to earn a real interest rate of 2%, the Fisher equation says he/she should charge a
nominal interest rate of 12.0%. The reality is, however, that the lender wanted to have 2%
more purchasing power at the end of the loan. Since inflation also impacts the interest earned,
we can calculate the actual interest rate he/she needs to charge by realizing that if the lender
wanted $2.00 more purchasing power per hundred dollars loaned, we can take $102 and
multiply this by 1 + the rate of inflation or 1.1. $102x 1.1 = $112.20. Thus he/she really needs
to charge a nominal interest rate of 12.2% or slightly more than the 12.0% of the Fisher
equation.

BLOOM'S: Analyze
Difficulty: Hard

114. An individual is currently 30 years old, wants to work until the age of 65 and plans on
dying at the age of 85. How much will the individual need to have saved by the time he or she
is 65 if he or she plans on spending $40,000 per year while retired? You can assume the
individual can earn an interest rate of 5.0% and the $40,000 is in addition to any Social
Security that may be received.
We can use a financial calculator to determine that in order to determine that the individual
will need to amass a fund of $498,488 at the time he/she plans on retiring to obtain $40,000 a
year for 20 years. Now since the individual has 35 years to amass this fund, this will require
him/her to set aside $5,519 each year for 35 years.

BLOOM'S: Evaluate
Difficulty: Hard

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115. How might the behavior of professional investment managers prior to the financial crisis
of 2007-2009 contributed to the depth of the plunge of corporate and mortgage security prices
during the crisis?
With market interest rates low and stable, investment managers may have been trying to
generate high interest payments by taking greater risks in a search for yield. When the risk
came to fruition during the financial crisis the prices of the riskier securities fell
disproportionately.

BLOOM'S: Evaluate
Difficulty: Hard

Essay Questions

116. Explain why an investor cannot simply compare the size of promised payments from
different investments, even if the interest rates and other risk factors are the same.
The key here is time. Payments that are promised at different times are not equal in value; we
could say they are really different units of value. We employ the concept of present value to
allow us to make comparisons of promised payments that are due at different time periods.
We know that payments that are promised sooner are worth more, other factors held constant
(for example interest rates), than payments we have to wait for longer. This is seen from the
present value formula. So a saver who is going to make a thorough comparison of different
investments must consider the timing of the payments and convert all future payments to
present value amounts so they can be compared in the same units.

BLOOM'S: Understand
Difficulty: Medium

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117. Historically, many cultural groups have outlawed usury, or the practice of levying
interest on loans. Some groups oppose usury because it exacerbates problems of income
inequality (as wealthier individuals can afford to lend to poorer individuals), while others
claim investment and loans should be made charitably. Evaluate these arguments against
usury based on your knowledge of present value. Do such prohibitions make sense?
Prohibitions on interest payments (or usury) are problematic when we apply the concept of
opportunity cost. For every dollar that is lent, the lender gives up the use of these funds that
could go elsewhere. For example, the funds could be used for consumption, or for earning
return on some other investment (such as a bank deposit or bond). If usury is outlawed, then
there is no incentive to lend, outside of the perceived benefit the lender receives from
charitable contributions to his/her colleagues.

BLOOM'S: Analyze
BLOOM'S: Create
Difficulty: Hard

118. How has Islamic banking redefined lending to deal with Islam's prohibition of usury?
Islamic banking has found alternative mechanisms for encouraging the flow of funds from
savers to borrowers through banks that pay no interest on deposits, or loans. This provides
savers with access to their liquid assets, while capturing the lower transactions costs and risk
sharing associated with depository institutions and other financial intermediaries. On the
lender side, the bank is entitled to a share of the gains the borrower generates from the loan
(e.g., from investing in capital or some other physical asset), OR purchases goods on behalf of
the borrower. Since the bank benefits from economies of scale, it is able to generate profits by
negotiating lower prices (or lower per-unit cost) than an individual could.

BLOOM'S: Understand
Difficulty: Medium

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119. Discussions in recent years about the vulnerability of the Social Security System cause
some people to feel the payments promised will not materialize. Discuss the possible changes
we might observe now.
If people working now begin to question the viability of Social Security and yet if they want
to retire at the planned age and keep their lifestyle during retirement, they will have to
increase saving now. The idea is that people will need to build a larger fund at the time of
retirement and to do this will require they decrease their current consumption. If people do not
alter their saving, they either believe that Social Security will honor their payments and/or
they plan on reducing their consumption during retirement.

BLOOM'S: Create
Difficulty: Medium

120. During the early 1980s, the U.S. economy experienced an increase in interest rates
quoted on U.S. Treasury debt, business loans, and mortgages. At the same time the inflation
rate gradually declined more than expected. What happened to ex ante versus ex post real
interest rates during this period? Use the Fisher equation to support your answer.
The Fisher equation is: i = r + e

The Fisher equation can be used to compute the ex ante real interest rate. The ex post real
interest rate is computed using actual inflation in place of expected inflation. If nominal
interest rates increase and the inflation rate decreased, this implies the ex post real interest rate
must have decreased. If inflation declined more than expected, this would imply that the ex
post real interest rate exceeded the ex ante real interest rate.

BLOOM'S: Analyze
Difficulty: Easy

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121. Explain why countries that have volatile inflation rates are likely to have high nominal
interest rates.
You could argue that volatile inflation means the inflation rate changes, but it doesn't always
mean it increases. The rate could also decrease, and then the average rate may not be that bad.
So why is the nominal interest rate higher? The answer can be found in the positions of the
party and counterparty to any agreement. For example, in a country where inflation is low, a
change of 1 percentage point, say from 1% to 2% can benefit one party and harm the other
party, but the harm/benefit is somewhat minimal. In a country where inflation may average
4% (for example), but is highly volatile, the volatility can cause the rate to change by a larger
amount (more percentage points), meaning the potential harm can be much larger. To
compensate for this risk, the nominal interest rates will have to be higher.

BLOOM'S: Analyze
Difficulty: Medium

122. Explain the suggestion that people may have their own "personal discount rate" and how
that may affect decisions about borrowing and other financial matters.
A good illustration of this comes from the story of the downsizing by the Defense Department
in the 1990s. Military personnel were offered a choice between an annual payment and a lump
sum, and were given information about how to calculate the present value of the annual
payment using a 7 percent discount rate. The evidence suggests that most people put
excessive weight on a "bird in the hand," meaning the "sure thing" of the lump-sum payment,
suggesting that for most people their "personal discount rate" is higher. For the military
personnel, it seemed to be much higher than 7 percent. This explains why people are more
likely to choose lump-sum payments and to borrow at high rates of interest (for example, the
rates on credit card balances). Most people seem to be extremely impatient, even to their own
financial detriment.

BLOOM'S: Analyze
Difficulty: Medium

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123. What matters more: having a credit card with a low rate or paying off your balance as
quickly as possible? Explain.
Whatever the rate of interest on your credit card, the faster you pay off the balance the better.
For example, if you had a balance of $2,000 on a credit card with a 10% interest rate, paying
$50 a month will mean it will take you more than 4 years to pay off the principal (and the
interest accumulated on it along the way). If you made payments of $75 instead, it would take
you only about 30 months to pay off the balance. If the credit card interest rate were twice as
high (20%), paying off $2,000 in $50 a month increments will mean it takes over 5 years to
achieve a zero balance. But even at that much higher rate, paying $75 a month means it takes
about 34 months to pay it off. Therefore, whatever the credit card rate, paying it off sooner is
better than paying it off more slowly.

BLOOM'S: Create
Difficulty: Medium

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Chapter 04 - Future Value, Present Value, and Interest Rates

Multiple Choice Questions

4. Which of the following expresses 5.65%?

5. Which of the following expresses 4.85%?

6. Which of the following expresses 5.5%?

13. Compound interest means that:

35. One hundred basis points could be expressed as:

36. The decimal equivalent of a basis point is:

37. According to the rule of 72:

42. The higher the future value of the payment:

43. The shorter the time until a payment:

44. The lower the interest rate, i:

45. Doubling the future value will cause:

46. Doubling the future value will cause:

47. The present value and the interest rate have:

49. A change in the interest rate:

50. A monthly growth rate of 0.5% is an annual growth rate of:

51. A monthly growth rate of 0.6% is an annual growth rate of:

52. A monthly interest rate of 1% is a compounded annual rate of:

55. The "coupon rate" is:

56. Higher savings usually requires higher interest rates because:

57. The internal rate of return of an investment is:

61. Usually an investment will be profitable if:

62. A coupon bond is a bond that:

63. The coupon rate for a coupon bond is equal to:

67. Which of the following is necessarily true of coupon bonds?

68. The price of a coupon bond will increase as:

71. The price of a coupon bond is determined by:

72. The price of a coupon bond is determined by:

73. Compounding refers to:

80. Which of the following statements is most correct?

82. High rates of inflation are usually associated with:

Short Answer Questions

93. Convert each of the following basis points amounts to percents:

109. Explain why an increase in expected inflation will result in an increase in nominal

Multiple Choice Questions

AACSB: Reflective Thinking

4. Which of the following expresses 5.65%?

5. Which of the following expresses 4.85%?

6. Which of the following expresses 5.5%?

13. Compound interest means that:

AACSB: Reflective Thinking

35. One hundred basis points could be expressed as:

36. The decimal equivalent of a basis point is:

37. According to the rule of 72:

42. The higher the future value of the payment:

AACSB: Reflective Thinking

43. The shorter the time until a payment:

AACSB: Reflective Thinking

44. The lower the interest rate, i:

AACSB: Reflective Thinking

45. Doubling the future value will cause:

46. Doubling the future value will cause:

47. The present value and the interest rate have:

AACSB: Reflective Thinking

AACSB: Reflective Thinking

49. A change in the interest rate:

AACSB: Reflective Thinking

50. A monthly growth rate of 0.5% is an annual growth rate of:

51. A monthly growth rate of 0.6% is an annual growth rate of:

52. A monthly interest rate of 1% is a compounded annual rate of:

55. The "coupon rate" is:

56. Higher savings usually requires higher interest rates because: