8. You have saved $250,000 for a cash down payment to buy a house. You are currently prepared to
pay up to $3,000 per month for a 20-year mortgage, and your bank is currently charging 4% p.a.
interest, compounded monthly. What amount is closest to the maximum you can pay for a house?
A) $633,453
B) $745,066
C) $824,204
D) $1,205,365
E) None of the above
9. You have just accepted a job offer, which came with a signing bonus of $5,000 to be paid today
in your retirement account. Your employer will also contribute an extra $10,000 at the end of
each full year (you start work tomorrow!). If this account is expected to earn 10% p.a.
compounded semi-annually, which number is closest to the amount of money will you have in
that account after five years? (including the payment for that year).
A) $59,500
B) $65,500
C) $69,500
D) $72,500
E) None of the above
10. Which of the following is/are an advantage of being a publicly listed company?
A) Access to capital markets
B) Limited liability
C) Unlimited life
D) All of the above
E) None of the above
11. A bond with 15 years to maturity is paying 6% coupons semi-annually, and the last coupon has
just been paid. The face value is $1,000 and the yield to maturity is 8% p.a.
What is the price today closest to:
A) $827.08
B) $932.95
C) $1,000.00
D) $1,324.32
E) None of the above
12. Company HDE is expected to pay an interim dividend of $1.00 six months from now and a final
dividend of $2.10 one year from now. HDE is then expected to repeat the same pattern every year
for the foreseeable future with no growth in dividends. Given that the appropriate effective
discount rate is 7.0% p.a., what is the stock price of HDE closest to today?
A) $30
B) $35
C) $40
D) $45
E) None of the above
13. Which of the following statements is FALSE?
A) The process of moving a value or cash flow forward in time is known as compounding.
B) The effect of earning interest on interest is known as compound interest.
C) It is only possible to compare or combine values at the same point in time.
D) A dollar in the future is worth more than a dollar today.
E) Interest paid only on the principal is simple interest.
14. Consider the following four alternatives:
1. $132 received in two years.
2. $160 received in five years.
3. $200 received in eight years.
4. $220 received in ten years.
The ranking of the four alternatives from most valuable to least valuable if the interest rate is
7% per year would be:
A) 1, 2, 3, 4
B) 4, 3, 2, 1
C) 3, 4, 2, 1
D) 3, 1, 2, 4
E) 3, 1 = 2, 4
8. You have saved $250,000 for a cash down payment to buy a house. You are currently prepared to
pay up to $3,000 per month for a 20-year mortgage, and your bank is currently charging 4% p.a.
interest, compounded monthly. What amount is closest to the maximum you can pay for a house?
A) $633,453
B) $745,066
C) $824,204
D) $1,205,365
E) None of the above
9. You have just accepted a job offer, which came with a signing bonus of $5,000 to be paid today
in your retirement account. Your employer will also contribute an extra $10,000 at the end of
each full year (you start work tomorrow!). If this account is expected to earn 10% p.a.
compounded semi-annually, which number is closest to the amount of money will you have in
that account after five years? (including the payment for that year).
A) $59,500
B) $65,500
C) $69,500
D) $72,500
E) None of the above
10. Which of the following is/are an advantage of being a publicly listed company?
A) Access to capital markets
B) Limited liability
C) Unlimited life
D) All of the above
E) None of the above
11. A bond with 15 years to maturity is paying 6% coupons semi-annually, and the last coupon has
just been paid. The face value is $1,000 and the yield to maturity is 8% p.a.
What is the price today closest to:
A) $827.08
B) $932.95
C) $1,000.00
D) $1,324.32
E) None of the above
12. Company HDE is expected to pay an interim dividend of $1.00 six months from now and a final
dividend of $2.10 one year from now. HDE is then expected to repeat the same pattern every year
for the foreseeable future with no growth in dividends. Given that the appropriate effective
discount rate is 7.0% p.a., what is the stock price of HDE closest to today?
A) $30
B) $35
C) $40
D) $45
E) None of the above
13. Which of the following statements is FALSE?
A) The process of moving a value or cash flow forward in time is known as compounding.
B) The effect of earning interest on interest is known as compound interest.
C) It is only possible to compare or combine values at the same point in time.
D) A dollar in the future is worth more than a dollar today.
E) Interest paid only on the principal is simple interest.
14. Consider the following four alternatives:
1. $132 received in two years.
2. $160 received in five years.
3. $200 received in eight years.
4. $220 received in ten years.
The ranking of the four alternatives from most valuable to least valuable if the interest rate is
7% per year would be:
A) 1, 2, 3, 4
B) 4, 3, 2, 1
C) 3, 4, 2, 1
D) 3, 1, 2, 4
E) 3, 1 = 2, 4
