You work for a bank that has just made two loans. In one, you lent $900 today in return for $1200 in one year. In the other, you lent $900 today in return for $10000 in 20 years. The difference between the loan amount and repayment amount is based on an interest rate of 8% per year. Imagine that immediately after you make the loans, news about economic growth is announced that increases inflation expectations, so that the market interest rate for loans like these jumps to 10%. Loans make up a major part of a bank’s assets, so you are naturally concerned about the value of these loans. What is the effect of the interest rate change on the value to the bank of the promised repayment of these loans?

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…

Interest inflation and purchasing power

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

Maria, who is now 51 years old, is employed by a firm that guarantees her a pension of $35,000/year at age 65. What is the present value of her first year's pension if the inflation over the next 14 years is 3%/year compounded continuously? 4%/year compounded continuously? 6%/year compounded continuously? (Round your answers to the nearest cent.)

Suppose you start saving for retirement when you are 45 years old. You invest $5,000 the first year and increase this amount by 3% each year to match inflation for a total of 20 years. The interest rate is 10% per year. How much money will you have saved when you are 65 years old?

Saved The Bureau of Labor Statistics has a website (www.bls gov) that contains a Consumer Price Index inflation calculator that uses the average CPl to adjust the purchasing power of money over different periods of time. The CPI index value has been calculated every year since 1913. The calculator indicated that $2.5 million in 1913 would have the same purchasing power as $23,930,909 in 2016. What was the average inflation rate over this 103-year time period? The average inflation rate was per year. 3:30 ok nces

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?

Inflation has been a reality for the general economy of the U.S. in many years. Given this assumption, calculate the number of years it will take for the purchasing power of today’s dollars to equal onethird of their present value. Assume that inflation will average 2.5% per year.

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