Your grandma is thinking of putting some of her retirement savings into a Term Deposit for one year, and the bank offers several options: Option 1 – 6% return per annum compounding annually. Option 2 – 3% return every six-months compounding semi-annually. Option 3 – 1.5% return every quarter compounding quarterly.   She knows you have learnt about the compounding interest and wants your advice on which option will give her the best return. What option will you recommend to your grandma? Option 1 All three options offer the same return hence any option is a good option Option 2 Option 3

You are considering two savings options. Both options offer a rate of return of 8.2 percent. The first option is to save $1,500, $1,500, and $2,000 at the end of each year for the next three years, respectively. The other option is to save one lump sum amount today. You want to have the same balance in your savings account at the end of the three years, regardless of the savings method you select. If you select the lump sum method, how much do you need to save today? (Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answer to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.)

An annuity saleman showed up at your door and gave you the following offer: His company is willing to give you $10 every week for one year if only you gave him $480 now. What is the annual rate of return that you would earn by accepting this offer?

You want to begin saving for your retirement. You plan to contribute $12,000 to the account at the end of this year.  You anticipate you will be able to increase your annual contributions by 3% each year for the next 45 years.  If your expected annual return is 8%, how much do you expect to have in your retirement account when you retire in 45 years? If current interest rate is 28%, a Treasury Bill with 91 days to maturity, and a face value of GH¢ 50,000 should have a market value of? Assuming you bought a 182-day Treasury Bill with a face value GH¢20,000.00 and held it for 45 days. If you want to sell it and interest rate is currently at 25%, at what price will you sell it? A Treasurer buys a 6-month CD issued by a top-class bank with a tenor of 180 days at a yield of 16%. The face value at issue is GH¢10m. In 90-days time the buyer sells the CD when the 3-month secondary market for CDs issued in the names of top-class banks is 40/14.50. The buyer has held the CD for 90days, but now…

Suppose that Raphael is 35 years old and has no retirement savings. He wants to begin saving for retirement, with the first payment coming one year from now. He can save $20,000 per year and will invest that amount in the stock market, where it is expected to yield an average annual return of 10.00% return. Assume that this rate will be constant for the rest of his's life. In short, this scenario fits all the criteria of an ordinary annuity. Raphael would like to calculate how much money he will have at age 60. Use the following table to indicate which values you should enter on your financial calculator. For example, if you are using the value of 1 for N, use the selection list above N in the table to select that value. Input Keystroke Output N I/Y Input Keystroke Output 0 PV N Using a financial calculator yields a future value of this ordinary annuity to be approximately PMT Raphael would now like to calculate how much money he will have at age 65. I/Y FV 0 PV ? Use the following…