Finance 331
61 Questions for Extra Credit Points. Due 12/16 (Wednesday)
(Please show your work and provide your explanation)
You need to show your work and explanations. Jotting down only the answers is not acceptable. If you do all 100 questions, you will get up to 3 extra points added to your final total score (after I determine your total score based on mid-terms, HWs, and the final).
Chapter 5
1. You plan to analyze the value of a potential investment by calculating the sum of the present values of its expected cash flows. Which of the following would lower the calculated value of the investment? a. The cash flows are in the form of a deferred annuity, and they total to $100,000. You learn that the annuity lasts for only 5 rather than 10 years, hence that each payment is for $20,000 rather than for $10,000.
b. The discount rate increases.
c. The riskiness of the investment’s cash flows decreases.
d. The total amount of cash flows remains the same, but more of the cash flows are received in the earlier years and less are received in the later years.
e. The discount rate decreases. b 2. Which of the following statements is CORRECT? a. The cash flows for an ordinary (or deferred) annuity all occur at the beginning of the periods.
b. If a series of unequal cash flows occurs at regular intervals, such as once a year, then the series is by definition an annuity.
c. The cash flows for an annuity due must all occur at the beginning of the periods.
d. The cash flows for an annuity may vary from period to period, but they must occur at regular intervals, such as once a year or once a month.
e. If some cash flows occur at the beginning of the periods while others occur at the ends, then we have what the textbook defines as a variable annuity. c 3. You are considering two equally risky annuities, each of which pays $5,000 per year for 10 years. Investment ORD is an ordinary (or deferred) annuity, while Investment DUE is an annuity due. Which
(Please show your work and provide your explanation)
You need to show your work and explanations. Jotting down only the answers is not acceptable. If you do all 100 questions, you will get up to 3 extra points added to your final total score (after I determine your total score based on mid-terms, HWs, and the final).
Chapter 5
1. You plan to analyze the value of a potential investment by calculating the sum of the present values of its expected cash flows. Which of the following would lower the calculated value of the investment? a. The cash flows are in the form of a deferred annuity, and they total to $100,000. You learn that the annuity lasts for only 5 rather than 10 years, hence that each payment is for $20,000 rather than for $10,000.
b. The discount rate increases.
c. The riskiness of the investment’s cash flows decreases.
d. The total amount of cash flows remains the same, but more of the cash flows are received in the earlier years and less are received in the later years.
e. The discount rate decreases. b 2. Which of the following statements is CORRECT? a. The cash flows for an ordinary (or deferred) annuity all occur at the beginning of the periods.
b. If a series of unequal cash flows occurs at regular intervals, such as once a year, then the series is by definition an annuity.
c. The cash flows for an annuity due must all occur at the beginning of the periods.
d. The cash flows for an annuity may vary from period to period, but they must occur at regular intervals, such as once a year or once a month.
e. If some cash flows occur at the beginning of the periods while others occur at the ends, then we have what the textbook defines as a variable annuity. c 3. You are considering two equally risky annuities, each of which pays $5,000 per year for 10 years. Investment ORD is an ordinary (or deferred) annuity, while Investment DUE is an annuity due. Which