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1. You are investing $100 today in a savings account at your local bank. Which one of the following terms refers to the value of this investment one year from now? A. future value B. present value C. principal amounts D. discounted value E. invested principal
A
2. Tracy invested $1,000 five years ago and earns 4 percent interest on her investment. By leaving her interest earnings in her account, she increases the amount of interest she earns each year. The way she is handling her interest income is referred to as which one of the following? A. simplifying B. compounding C. aggregation D. accumulation E. discounting
B
7. Terry is calculating the present value of a bonus he will receive next year. The process he is using is called: A. growth analysis. B. discounting. C. accumulating. D. compounding. E. reducing.
B
10. Andy deposited $3,000 this morning into an account that pays 5 percent interest, compounded annually. Barb also deposited $3,000 this morning into an account that pays 5 percent interest, compounded annually. Andy will withdraw his interest earnings and spend it as soon as possible. Barb will reinvest her interest earnings into her account. Given this, which one of the following statements is true? A. Barb will earn more interest the first year than Andy will. B. Andy will earn more interest in year three than Barb will. C. Barb will earn interest on interest. D. After five years, Andy and Barb will both have earned the same amount of interest. E. Andy will earn compound interest. Refer to section 5.1
C
5. Sara invested $500 six years ago at 5 percent interest. She spends her earnings as soon as she earns any interest so she only receives interest on her initial $500 investment. Which type of interest is Sara earning? A. free interest B. complex interest C. simple interest D. interest on interest E. compound interest
C
6. Shelley won a lottery and will receive $1,000 a year for the next ten years. The value of her winnings today discounted at her discount rate is called which one of the following? A. single amount B. future value C. present value D. simple amount E. compounded value
C
9. The process of determining the present value of future cash flows in order to know their worth today is called which one of the following? A. compound interest valuation B. interest on interest computation C. discounted cash flow valuation D. present value interest factoring E. complex factoring Refer to section 5.2
C
3. Steve invested $100 two years ago at 10 percent interest. The first year, he earned $10 interest on his $100 investment. He reinvested the $10. The second year, he earned $11 interest on his $110 investment. The extra $1 he earned in interest the second year is referred to as: A. free interest. B. bonus income. C. simple interest. D. interest on interest. E. present value interest.
D
11. Sue and Neal are twins. Sue invests $5,000 at 7 percent when she is 25 years old. Neal invests $5,000 at 7 percent when he is 30 years old. Both investments compound interest annually. Both Sue and Neal retire at age 60. Which one of the following statements is correct assuming that neither Sue nor Neal has withdrawn any money from their accounts? A. Sue will have less money when she retires than Neal. B. Neal will earn more interest on interest than Sue. C. Neal will earn more compound interest than Sue. D. If both Sue and Neal wait to age 70 to retire, then they will have equal amounts of savings. E. Sue will have more money than Neal as long as they retire at the same time. Refer to section 5.1
E
4. Interest earned on both the initial principal and the interest reinvested from prior periods is called: A. free interest. B. dual interest. C. simple interest. D. interest on interest. E. compound interest.
E
8. Steve just computed the present value of a $10,000 bonus he will receive in the future. The interest rate he used in this process is referred to as which one of the following? A. current yield B. effective rate C. compound rate D. simple rate E. discount rate
E
