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    The Time Value of Money

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    Determining present value

    The amount of money that would need to be invested today at a given interest rate over a specified period in order to equal a future amount is called _______. future value, present value, future value interest factor, or present value interest factor I believe the answer is - future value interest factor - please advise a

    Normal distributions , TVM

    1.Consider the normal distributions drawn below (with different scales) They both have m = 20 and the area of the shaded region of each is 0.90. Which of the following holds? a. x1 < x2 b. x1 > x2 c. x1 = x2 d. There is not enough information e. x1 ³ x2 2.If you deposit $5000 into a fund paying 6% interest compound

    Time value of money

    Provide two examples of real world situations that apply the time value of money concepts.

    Graphing a Time Series and Smoothed Series

    Month Earnings 1 10.58 2 10.67 3 10.48 4 10.59 5 10.67 6 10.74 7 10.74 8 10.8 9 10.81 10 10.87 11 10.81 12 10.93 13 10.94 14 10.96 15 11.05 16 10.83 17 11.05 18 11.02 19 11.06 20 11.11 21 11.15 22 11.19 23 11.22 24 11.17 Graph the time series. Graph the smoothed series. Compute the series of simp

    Time Value of Money for a Paper Route

    Beverly started a paper route on January 1, 1995. Every three months, she deposits $300 in her bank account, which earns 8 percent annually but is compounded quarterly. On December 31,1998, she used the entire balance in her bank account to invest in a certificate of deposit at 12 percent annually. How much will she have on Dece

    Time Value of Money (TVM) calculations

    Problem 20. You need $23,956 at the end of nine years, and your only investment outlet is a 7 percent long-term certificate of deposit (compounded annually). With the certificate of deposit, you make an initial investment at the beginning of the first year. a. What single payment could be made at the beginning of the firs

    Time Value of Money

    Your grandfather has offered you a choice of one of the three following alternatives: $5,000 now; $1,000 a year for eight years; or $12,000 at the end of eight years. Assuming you could earn 11 percent annually, which alternative should you choose? If you could earn 12 percent annually, would you still choose the same alternativ

    Future Value

    If you invest $12,000 today, how much will you have: a. In 6 years at 7 percent? b. In 15 years at 12 percent? c. In 25 years at 10 percent? d. In 25 years at 10 percent (compounded semiannually)?

    Finance Future value/ Present value

    Assume you intend to retire 25 years from today. During your retirement years you need to have an annual income flow of $86,000 per year for 15 years with the amount occurring exactly 25 years from today. On the 15th year of retirement, in addition to the lump sum, you need an additional $150,000 for miscellaneous purposes. You

    Solving: The Time Value of Money

    Question: You need $23,956 at the end of nine years, and your only investment outlet is a 7 percent long-term certificate of deposit (compounded annually). With the certificate of deposit, you make an initial investment at the beginning of the first year. a. What single payment could be made at the beginning of the first year t

    Time value of money, NPV, IRR

    1. XYZ has decided to join a national franchise. Annual year-end cash flow is expected to increase by $10,000. At a 12 percent effective required return, what is the value of the franchise affiliation? 2. XYZ purchased new 20-year 6% bonds of BMC Corporation for $100,000 each when they were issued two years ago. I

    What is the value of one ordinary share of the company?

    I am evaluating a company. It is considered to be 2002, and this time, the company & the whole industry is considered unprofitable. The company doesn't pay dividends on its common shares. I have decided to value the company using my forcasts of FCFE and assume: * The company has 17 billion outstanding shares * Sales will

    Future value

    What is the future value of $1000 invested today if it earns 10% interest for 1 year? 2 years?

    Trends in Costs and Capacities of Hardware

    Please provide a list of references/sources so I can research the answers Where can I find information to complete this paper? explaining the following: What are the implications for management of each of the following trends: reduction in cost of hardware with time? reduction in size of hardware with time? increase in power

    Writing a paper on reducing cost and size of hardware with time

    Where can I find information to complete this paper? Prepare a 2-3 page paper (350 words per page) explaining the following: What are the implications for management of each of the following trends: reduction in cost of hardware with time? reduction in size of hardware with time? increase in power of hardware with time?

    8 Finance Quetsions

    1. Interest rates on 1-year Treasury securities are currently 5.6 percent, while 2-year treasury securities are yielding 6 percent. If the pure expectations theory is correct, what does the market believe will be the yield on 1- year securities 1 year from now? 2. Assume that at the beginning of 1981 the expected inflation r

    Income statements, ending net fixed assets, earnings before interest and taxes, cash flow to creditors, return on assets, compounding, interest rates, perpetuity, APR, EAR, present value of the bond's face value, zero coupon bond, implicit interest rate, interest rate risk, current yield, years to maturity

    Complete question in the attached file. PLEASE CHOOSE YOUR ANSWER AND EXPLAIN BRIEFLY WHY YOU MADE THAT CHOICE. 1. Suppose you have the 2001 income statement for a firm, along with the 12/31/2000 and 12/31/2001 balance sheets. How would you calculate net capital spending? A) Ending net fixed assets (2001) minus beginnin