Your car loan requires payments of $1,000 per month over the next18 months and payments of $2,000 per month in the following 12 months. The effective annual interest rate charged is 12.6825% and the firs

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Q1: Your car loan requires payments of $1,000 per month over the next18 months and payments of $2,000 per month in the following 12 months. The effective annual interest rate charged is 12.6825% and the first payment begins in exactly one month. What is the present value of this 2.5-year car loan (i.e. how much does the loan cost you in today’s dollar)?

Q2: Why understanding time value of money is important in finance?

Q3: You expect to receive $10,000 at graduation in two years.  You plan on investing it at 11 percent until you have $75,000.  How long will you wait from NOW.

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