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Use the tables for the following problem.
Maya wants to buy her first home in six years. Maya plans to save $4,000 per year out of her annual bonus at the end of the year. Her savings account, which is compounded annually, earns an annual rate of 6%. How much will Maya have for her down payment?
Table ________________
Row _________________
Column (rate) _________
Factor _______________
Future Value ___________
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Camden’s Antiques, Inc. just added a whole new line of furniture to his product line. Camden expects this addition to result in record high dividends of $3.15 and $4.15 in the next two years. After that, he thinks his growth will level off at its usual 3% rate. The rate expected in the marketplace for investments similar to Camden’s is 5%.
What is the current value of a share of Camden’s? ______________
What will the value of a share be in year two (P2)? ______________
What will the value of a share be in year thirteen (P13)? ______________
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Max is thinking about buying a $1,000 bond that has a 5% semiannual coupon and 12 years to maturity. The expected rate in the marketplace for investments similar to this is 7.5%.
Will this bond be a premium or discount bond? __________________
What is the present value of the coupon stream? ________________
What is the present value of the face value? ____________________
What is the total value of the bond? ___________________________
If the bond is priced at 98, should Max buy or not buy? ___________
Compute the present value annuity factor (PVIFA), using the equation as shown below:
PVIFA = {1 – (1 + Rate)^-Number of periods}/ Rate
= {1 – (1 + 0.06)^-6}/ 6%
= 4.91732432586
Hence, the present value annuity factor is 4.91732432586.
Compute the down payment amount, using MS-excel as shown below:
The result of the above excel table is as follows:
Hence, the down payment amount is $27,901.27