Chapter 19, Problem 2MC

You have an investment worth $61,345 that is expected to make regular monthly payments of $1,590 for 20 months and a special payment of $X in 3 months. The expected return for the investment is 0.92 percent per month and the first regular payment will be made in 1 month. What is X? Note: X is a positive number.

A bond with a par value of $1,000 and a maturity of 8 years is selling for $925. If the annual coupon rate is 7%, what’s the yield on the bond? What would be the yield if the bond had semiannual payments?

You want to buy equipment that is available from 2 companies. The price of the equipment is the same for both companies. Silver Fashion would let you make quarterly payments of $14,930 for 8 years at an interest rate of 1.88 percent per quarter. Your first payment to Silver Fashion would be today. Valley Fashion would let you make X monthly payments of $73,323 at an interest rate of 0.70 percent per month. Your first payment to Valley Fashion would be in 1 month. What is X?

You just bought a new car for $X. To pay for it, you took out a loan that requires regular monthly payments of $1,940 for 12 months and a special payment of $25,500 in 4 months. The interest rate on the loan is 1.06 percent per month and the first regular payment will be made in 1 month. What is X?

You own 2 investments, A and B, which have a combined total value of $38,199. Investment A is expected to pay $85,300 in 6 years and has an expected return of 18.91 percent per year. Investment B is expected to pay $37,200 in X years and has an expected return of 18.10 percent. What is X?

You own 2 investments, A and B, which have a combined total value of $51,280. Investment A is expected to pay $57,300 in 5 years and has an expected return of 13.13 percent per year. Investment B is expected to pay $X in 11 years and has an expected return of 12.73 percent per year. What is X?

Equipment is worth $225,243. It is expected to produce regular cash flows of $51,300 per year for 9 years and a special cash flow of $27,200 in 9 years. The cost of capital is X percent per year and the first regular cash flow will be produced in 1 year. What is X?

2 years ago, you invested $13,500. In 2 years, you expect to have $20,472. If you expect to earn the same annual return after 2 years from today as the annual return implied from the past and expected values given in the problem, then in how many years from today do you expect to have $55,607?

You plan to retire in 5 years with $650,489. You plan to withdraw $88,400 per year for 20 years. The expected return is X percent per year and the first regular withdrawal is expected in 6 years. What is X?