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Question 31

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Use the information for the question(s) below. Two years ago you purchased a new SUV.You financed your SUV for 60 months (with payments made at the end of the month) with a loan at 5.9% APR.You monthly payments are $617.16 and you have just made your 24th monthly payment on your SUV. -The amount of your original loan is closest to:

A) $14,808
B) $22,212
C) $32,000
D) $37,020

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Question 32

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If your income tax rate is 30%,then the after-tax return you receive on your money market fund is closest to:

A) 3.7%
B) 5.1%
C) 3.6%
D) 4.2%

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Question 33

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The effective annual rate (EAR) for a loan with a stated APR of 8% compounded monthly is closest to:

What is the effective after-tax rate of each instrument,expressed as an EAR?

Use the information for the question(s)below. Your firm needs to invest in a new delivery truck.The life expectancy of the delivery truck is five years.You can purchase a new delivery truck for an upfront cost of $200,000,or you can lease a truck from the manufacturer for five years for a monthly lease payment of $4000 (paid at the end of each month).Your firm can borrow at 6% APR with quarterly compounding. -Should you purchase the delivery truck or lease it? Why?

If you forgo the $2500 rebate and finance your new car through the dealership your monthly payments (with payments made at the end of the month) will be closest to:

Should the nominal interest rate ever be negative? Can the real interest rate ever be negative? Explain.

Interest on James Taggart's credit card balances are compounded daily at an effect annual rate of 14.91%.The APR on his credit card is closest to:

You are offered an investment that offers and effective annual rate of 8%.If this investment offers continuous compounding,then the APR for this investment is closest to:

The effective annual rate for a certificate of deposit that pays 3.9% APR compounded monthly is closest to:

If the current inflation rate is 4% and you have an investment opportunity that pays 10%,then the real rate of interest on your investment is closest to:

The effective annual rate (EAR) for a savings account with a stated APR of 4% compounded daily (use 365 day year) is closest to:

Use the table for the question(s) below. Suppose you have the following Loans/Investments -If your income tax rate is 30%,then the after-tax EAR for your home equity loan is closest to:

The lowest effective rate of return you could earn on any of these investments is closest to:

Which of the following statements is FALSE?

A tax free municipal bond pays an effective annual rate of 7.2%.If your tax rate is 30%,then the effective annual rate that a comparable corporate bond would have to offer you to earn an equivalent after tax return would be closest to:

The present value of the lease payments for the delivery truck is closest to:

The highest effective rate of return you could earn on any of these investments is closest to:

The total amount of interest that Dagny will pay during the first three months of her mortgage is closest to:

Suppose the interest rate is 9% APR with monthly compounding.Then the present value of an annuity that pays $250 every three months for the next five years is closest to: