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A General Power bond carries a coupon rate of 8.8%, has 9 years until maturity,

and sells at a yield to maturity of 7.8%. (Assume annual interest payments.)

 

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I need help with 4 Business Finance questions. 


Q1.) Old

Time Savings Bank pays 4% interest on its savings accounts. If you deposit $1,600 in the bank and leave it there: (Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answers to 2 decimal places.)

a. How much interest will you earn in the first year?

b. How much interest will you earn in the second year?

 c. How much interest will you earn in the 10th year?

Q2.) Compute the future value of a $120 cash flow for the following combinations of rates and times. (Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answers to 2 decimal places.)

a. r = 8%; t = 10 years

b. r = 8%; t = 20 years

c. r = 4%; t = 10 years

d. r = 4%; t = 20 years

Q3.) In 1880 five aboriginal trackers were each promised the equivalent of 100 Australian dollars for helping to capture the notorious outlaw Ned Kelley. In 1997 the granddaughters of two of the trackers claimed that this reward had not been paid. The prime minister stated that if this was true, the government would be happy to pay the $100. However, the granddaughters also claimed that they were entitled to compound interest.

a. How much was each granddaughter entitled to if the interest rate was 4%? (Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answer to 2 decimal places.)

b. How much was each entitled to if the interest rate was 8%? (Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answer to 2 decimal places.)

Q4.) In April 2016 a pound of apples cost $1.54, while oranges cost $1.18. Three years earlier the price of apples was only $1.33 a pound and that of oranges was $1.04 a pound.

a. What was the annual compound rate of growth in the price of apples? (Do not round intermediate calculations. Enter your answer as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places.)

b. What was the annual compound rate of growth in the price of oranges? (Do not round intermediate calculations. Enter your answer as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places.)

c. If the same rates of growth persist in the future, what will be the price of apples in 2030? (Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answer to 2 decimal places.)

d. What about the price of oranges? (Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answer to 2 decimal places.)

 

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