You plan to invest an amount of money in a certificate of deposit (CD) at your bank. The stated interest rate applied to the CD is 12%, compounded monthly. How much must you invest if you want the balance in the CD account to be P8,500 in 2½ years?

You want to have $60,000 in your savings account 12 years from now, and you're prepared to make equal annual deposits into the account at the end of each year. If the account pays 6.4 percent interest, what amount must you deposit each year? (Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answer to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.) Deposit amount

your credit card has a balance of $3000 in an annual interest rate of 17% with no further purchase charge to the card and the balance being paid off over five years. The monthly payment is $75 and the total interest paid is $1500. You can get a bank loan at 9.5% with a term of six years complete parts, a and B below. A. How much will you pay each month? How does this compare with the credit card payment each month? A. the monthly payment for the bank loan are approximately $__ This is $__ more than a monthly credit card payments. B. The monthly payments are the bank loan are approximately $__ This is $__ less than the monthly credit card payments. B.How much total interest will you pay? How does this compare with the total credit-card interest? A. The total interest paid over 3 years for the bank loan is approximately$__. This is $__ more than the total credit-card interest. B. The total interest paid over 3 years for the bank loan is approximately $__. This is $__ less than the…

One bank offers to loan you money at an interest rate of 12% compounded quarterly, and another bank offers to loan you money at 11.8% compounded continuously. Which loan would you prefer, and why?

If you want to have $60,000 in 8 years, how much do you need to deposit in the bank today if the account pays an interest rate of 9%?

An investor has accumulated $6,800 and is looking for the best rate of return that can be earned over the next year. A bank savings account will pay 5%. A one-year bank certificate of deposit will pay 7%, but the minimum investment is $9,800. Required: Calculate the amount of return the investor would earn if the $6,800 were invested for one year at 5%. Calculate the net amount of return the investor would earn if $3,000 were borrowed at a cost of 15%, and then $9,800 were invested for one year at 7%. Calculate the net rate of return on the investment of $6,800 if the investor accepts the strategy of part b. Note: Round your answer to 2 decimal places.

You have just opened a savings account which pays monthly interest at a rate of j12 = 5.5% p.a. You wish to accumulate $20,000 by depositing the same amount into the account at the end of each month, for 2 years, starting in a month's time. a) Determine the required size for the monthly deposit, R. Apply a sanity check. b) Construct a sinking fund table showing 24 deposits with a fixed interest rate of 5.5%. Describe and apply a sanity check to your table. c) Suppose that the interest rate is renewed every three months (quarterly) over the course of the two years as follows: Year 1 Q1 5.5% 02 Q3 2.8% 4.5% 04 01 4.0% 4.2% Year 2 Q2 04 03 3.8% 2.5% 7.5% If you maintain the same monthly deposit of R determined in part a), find the size of your sinking balance after two years. Will you meet your target of $20,000? Describe and apply a sanity check for your answer. d) Construct a sinking fund table showing 24 deposits with the variable interest rate. Describe and apply a sanity check to…

Which do you prefer: a bank account that pays 10% per year (EAR) for 3 years or a. An account that pays 5.0% every 6 months for 3 years? b. An account that pays 15.0% every 18 months for 3 years? c. An account that pays 1.0% per month for 3 years? a. An account that pays 5.0% every 6 months for 3 years? If you deposit $1 into a bank account that pays 10% per year for 3 years, the amount you will receive after 3 years is $ If you deposit $1 into a bank account that pays 5.0% every 6 months for 3 years, the amount you will receive after 3 years is $ (Select from the drop-down menu.) (Round to five decimal places.) Therefore, you will prefer b. An account that pays 15.0% every 18 months for 3 years? If you deposit $1 into a bank account that pays 15.0% every 18 months for 3 years, the amount you will receive after 3 years is $ Therefore, you will prefer (Select from the drop-down menu.) c. An account that pays 1.0% per month for 3 years? If you deposit $1 into a bank account that pays…

You want to invest $18,000 and are looking for safe investment options. Your bank is offering you a certificate of deposit that pays a nominal rate of 6% that is compounded semiannually. What is the effective rate of return that you will earn from this investment?

You have the chance to buy a guaranteed promissory note for $850. The note pays $1,000 in 15 months (i.e., exactly 456 days). You have $850 in a bank account that pays a 7% nominal rate compounded daily. Which is a better investment, the note or the bank account? Answer this question using three approaches: (1) compare your future value if you buy the note versus leaving your money in the bank; (2) compare the PV of the note with your current bank balance; and (3) compare the effective rate or return on the note with that of the bank account.