Suppose you inherited $6,000 from your father's brother. You would like to take a trip to Australia and estimated the cost of that to be $13,000. If you could invest the money at a 6.9% rate of return, how long would you have to wait to go to Australia?

James has been working as a Mechanical Engineer ever since he graduated five years ago. Two years ago, he bought and financed a new $25,000 Jeep Compass and still owes $15,750 on his car loan. He has never been late with a car payment. James has one major credit card, with a $1,000 limit. He has had it since his senior year of college and was two months late with a payment one time during that first year. He is currently carrying a balance of $600 on this card. In the last year, James applied for six store credit cards at places that he shops a lot so that he can earn points and get discounts. He carries no balances Part 1: Calculate James’ credit score. Recalculate his credit score if he had not opened the six store credit cards.   Part 2: James is tired of paying rent and would like to purchase a condo so that he can start building equity in his home. He is looking for a 30-year mortgage to purchase a $240,000 condo. What interest rate does James qualify for on a mortgage with his…

Suppose you put $20,000 in an investment account today that earns 3% per year (compounded annually), how much will you have in 10 years Suppose you are offered an investment that will pay you $900 a month for 20 years. If your required return is 3% per year, compounded monthly, what would you be willing to pay for this investment?

You are a Vice President of Finance for a small waste disposal company who has just been fined $500,000.00. You believe you will need the money in six years, currently money market rates are paying 2.00% . How much do you need to invest at 2.00% to each year to have the money available in six years? $83,569.69 $76,124.29 $79,262.91 $78,159.39

Suppose you win a raffle held at a neighborhood elementary school fundraiser and are given the choice between two different ways to be paid. You can either accept the money in a lump sum immediately or in a series of payments over time. If you choose the lump sum payout, you receive $2,950 today. If you choose to collect payments over time, you receive three payments: $1,000 today, $1,000 1 year from today, and $1,000 2 years from today. At an interest rate of 10% per year, the winner would be better off accepting the present value. At an interest rate of 12% per year, the winner would be better off accepting lump sum The lump sum is always better. The payments over time are always better. It will depend on the interest rate; advise her to get a calculator. O None of these answers is good advice. payments over time 7 since that choice has the greater since it has the greater present value. A couple years after you win the raffle, you and your friend are back at the same event. This…

You just accepted an offer from XYZ Petrochemical Company in Louisiana. As a sign up bonus, the XYZ will deposit $10,000 in a retirement account for you which generates 12% return annually. In addition, the company deposits $5,000 every year in the same account, if you stays with XYZ. How much money will be accumulated in this account if you decide to retire 40 years from now?

The common stock of XYZ paid $1.32 in dividends last year. Dividends are expected to grow at an 8% annual rate for an indefinite number of years. If the require rate of return is 10.5%, should you make this investment? Why?

Sabrine purchased 4,500 shares of a mutual fund at an offer price of $8.88 per share. Later, she sold the investment for $7.38 per share. During the time she owned the shares, the fund paid a dividend of $0.52 per share. What was her return on her investment? (Round to the nearest tenth.)

A certain investment opportunity available to you will double your money in the next six years. You have $2,000.00 to invest, how much will you have in 12 years-assuming the interest rate is guaranteed for the time period?