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    Loan Table Calculations

    Loan Table Calculations. See attached file for full problem description. 1. Your loan $12,000 to your brother-in-law at 10% interest for six months. At the end of 6 months, you calculate how much he owes you and calculate the interest on that amount for the next six-month period. This continues for three years. Make a ta

    Derivatives- Interest Rate Swap

    P17-13. Citibank and ABM Company enter into a five-year interest rate swap with a notional principal of $100 million and the following terms: every year for the next five years, ABM agrees to pay Citibank 6 percent and receive from Citibank LIBOR. Using the following information about LIBOR at the end of each of the next five ye

    Yield curve, and inflation rate

    Consider the following yield curve. (See the attachment file please. ) What is the market predicting about the movement of future short-term rates? What might the yield curve predict about inflation rate in the futre?

    Cost of Dollar-Denominated Debt

    Assume the following information for Pexi Co., a U.S.-based MNC that is considering obtaining funding for a project in Germany: U.S. risk-free rate = 4% German risk-free rate = 5% Risk premium on dollar-denominated debt provided by U.S. creditors = 3% Risk premium on euro-denominated debt provided by German creditors = 4%

    Simple Interest Question - Rule of 78s

    I borrowed $500.00 at 12% simple interest to be repaid in 8 equal monthly installments of $70.00, If i pay off the loan on my 4th payment, how much will I save in finance charges under the rule 78s?

    Stated Interest Rate

    If the stated rate of interest is 12% and it is compounded monthly, what is the effective annual interest rate?

    Finding Future Value of Money

    Bradley Snapp has deposited $7,000 in a guaranteed investment account with a promised rate of 6% compounded annually. He plans to leave it there for 4 full years when he will make a down payment on a car after graduation. How much of a down payment will he be able to make?

    Annual Interest Rate Compounded

    Thorton will receive an inheritance of $500,000 three years from now. Thorton's discount rate is 10% interest rate compounded semiannually. Which of the following values is closest to the amount that Thorton should accept today for the right to his inheritance? $ 373,108. $ 375,657. $ 665,500.

    Buying Assets

    Should you buy an asset that will generate income of $1,200 at the end of each year for 8 years? The price of the asset is $6,200 and the annual interest rate is 10%.

    Interest Rate for Investments

    You wish to purchase a new convertible 12 years from today. At what time, the car will cost $80,000. You currently have $10,000 to invest. What rate of interest must your investment earn so that you can pay for the car?

    Discuss the current state of the U.S., Brazil, Germany and Japan economies

    Discuss the current state of the U.S. economy. Find the up-to-date information needed through google, etc. Focus on four key economic metrics: Gross Domestic Product (GDP), unemployment, inflation, and interest rates. In addition, discuss the state of the economy and political landscape for the largest economies in each of the t

    Funding Retirement

    1. What is the person's current income? 30,000 per year 2. What is the percent of current income that the person will need during his retirement? 50% 3. How many years does the person have until retirement? 15 years 4. What is the average annual interest rate for the investment? 6% 5. How many years do you believe th

    Expansion consideration for Highland Cable Company

    Highland Cable Company is considering an expansion of its facilities. Its current income statement is as follows: Highland Cable Company is currently financed with 50 percent debt and 50 percent equity (common stock, par value of $10). To expand the facilities, Mr. Highland estimates a need for $2 million in additional fin

    Calculate Interest Rates

    Calculate the interest rates for: a. PV=$250; FV=$307; t=3 years b. PV=$425; FV=$761; t=9 years c. PV=$25,000 FV=$136,771; t=15 years d. PV=$40,200; FV=$255,810; t=30 years

    Interest and Taxes

    1. A resident of the United States has a base income of $23,000 after adjustments for deductions. New legislation by Congress would tax this income at a rate of 11 percent. What tax would be due? 2. Find the simple interest on $8537 at 10% per annum for 8 months. 3. Find the simple exact interest on $24,281 at 12 3/4%

    Financial Management

    Need help in solving these four problems using financial calculator or clearly define steps in solving these problems. Please use financial calculator to solve problems. 1. Vito Carleone will loan you money on a "four-for-five" arrangement, i.e., for every $4 he gives you today, you give him $5 one week from now. What is

    Debt during periods of high inflation

    Explain why debtors benefit during periods of high inflation. For example, why would someone in Argentina want to have debt? Why does money have a time value?

    Nominal Rate Comparison in Canada and U.S.

    Suppose the nominal interest rate in the US is 7.5% and US inflation is 3.5%. Also the Canadian dollar spot rate is 0.8574 and the Japanese yen spot rate is 0.00688. Finally, the 90-day forward rate for the Canadian dollar is 0.8493 and for the Japanese yen is 0.00700. Suppose the nominal 90 day US interest rate is 1.875%. Th

    Effective Annual Rate Difference of competing Terms

    A firm needs to arrange financing for its expansion program. One bank offers to lend the required $1,000,000 on a loan which requires interest to be paid at the End of each Quarter. The quoted rate is 10 percent, and the principal must be repaid at the End of the year. A second lender offers 9 percent, daily compounding (365-

    Amortizing Loan

    Amortizing Loan. You take out a 30-year $100,000 mortgage loan with an APR of 6 percent and monthly payments. In 12 years you decide to sell your house and pay off the mortgage. What is the principal balance on the loan?

    Debt and Capital Structure: Preferred Stock

    Most firms are able to use 30 to 50 percent debt in their capital structure without exceeding norms acceptable to creditors and investors. How does the firm decide on the appropriate weights for debt, preferred stock, and common stock financing.

    Expansion, break even analysis, and leverage

    Highland Cable Company is considering an expansion of its facilities. Its current income statement is as follows: Sales . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $4,000,000 Less: Variable expense (50% of sales) . . . . . . . 2,000,000 Fixed expense . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .... 1,

    Interest Rate

    You are considering an investment with a quoted return of 10% per year. If interest is compounded daily, what is the effective return on this investment? a. 1.11% b. 10.00% c. 10.25% d. 10.47% e. 10.52%

    Effective rate

    You agree to loan your parents $32,000 to buy a new van. They agree to pay you $650 a month for 5 years. The . a. interest rate on the loan is 0.75% per month b. APR on the loan is 7.87% c. EAR on the loan is 8.08% d. APR on the loan is 8.22% e. EAR on the loan is 8.38%

    Time Value of Money: Finding the Compounding Interest

    Suppose you deposit $10,000 for 2 years at a rate of 10%. a) Calculate the return (A) if the bank compounds annually (n = 1). Round your answer to the hundredth's place. If a bank compounds continuously, then the formula takes a simpler, that is where e is a constant and equals approximately 2.7183. Calculate A with c

    Compound Interest

    1. Calculate the return (A) if the bank compounds daily (n = 365). Round the answer. using this formula: A=P(1+r/n)^ nt 2. If a bank compounds continuously, then the formula takes a simpler, that is A= P e(n)squared where e is a constant and equals approximately 2.7183. Calculate A with continuous compounding