Question 4 James Bennett also allocates wealth between youth and old age. He has no cash currently (in his youth), but will inherit $3000 in his old age. He can lend and borrow at the bank at 18% (that is, lending $1 in youth will give him $1.18 in old age). He has an investment opportunity that costs $12,000 now in his youth and has a payoff of $15,000 in his old age. This is the only investment opportunity available to him. What is the most he can consume in his youth? *Make sure to input all currency answers without any currency symbols or commas, and use two decimal places of precision.

Time to accumulate a given sum Personal Finance Problem Manuel Rios wishes to determine how long it will take an initial deposit of $7,000 to double. a. If Manuel earns 8% annual interest on the deposit, how long will it take for him to double his money? b. How long will it take if he earns only 5% annual interest? c. How long will it take if he can earn 10% annual interest? d. Reviewing your findings in parts a, b, and c, indicate what relationship exists between the interest rate and the amount of time it will take Manuel to double his money. a. If Manuel earns 8% annual interest, the amount of time to double his money is years. (Round to two decimal places.) C

You would like to give your son $70,000 towards his college education 12 years from now. How much money must you set aside today for this purpose if you can earn 8% on your investments? B. $176.271.91 C. $27.797.96 A. $12.250.00 interest rate, you will triple your money in ately D. $3,688.65 E. $14.211.11

You have two 8-years old twin children, and you anticipate that when they will turn 18 (exactly 10 years from now) they will need $500,000 to cover living and tuition college expenses. Suppose that the discount rate is 10%. 1. If you want to meet this negative cash flow only with current savings, how much would you need to set aside right now? 2. Suppose, instead, that want to meet this negative cash flow only saving a constant amount at the end of each year, for the next 10 years. What is the amount you should set aside each year?