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4. You want to purchase a Car that costs $40,000. You want to finance as much of the purchase as possible with a 5-year bank loan at 12% compounded monthly, but can only afford loan payments of $750 per month. How much will you need as a down payment to buy the boat? (Round to the nearest dollar)
a. $3,523
b. $4,637
c. $5,147
d. $6,284

5. One year ago a $1,000 face value 6% coupon bond was selling for $918.93. Since then, the market return decreased by two percentage points. The bond pays interest semiannually and now has four years to maturity. The bond's price today is:
a. $1,035.46
b. $1,053.27
c. $1,000.00
d. $932.67

6. Financial leverage is a direct function of the ratio of:
a. EAT to sales.
b. EBIT to sales.
c. interest expense to EBIT.
d. EAT to the number of shares of common stock.

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4. You want to purchase a Car that costs $40,000. You want to finance as much of the purchase as possible with a 5-year bank loan at 12% compounded monthly, but can only afford loan payments of $750 per month. How much will you need as a down payment to buy the boat? (Round to the nearest dollar)
a. $3,523
b. $4,637
c. $5,147
d. $6,284
Answer: d

We have to use annuity formula to solve the problem. Since we know that the buyer can pay only $750 per month, we can find the total principal amount after down payment. Then, we can find the down payment later.

PVA = W x 1 - 1 where PVA is the ...

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