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Chapter 6: Question 4BE (page 302)
Bo Newman will invest \(10,000 today in a fund that earns 5% annual interest. How many years will it take for the fund to grow to \)17,100?
The funds will take 11 years to grow to $17100.
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Question:What is the nature of interest? Distinguish between “simple interest” and “compound interest.”
Chris Spear invested $15,000 today in a fund that earns 8% compounded annually. To what amount will the investment grow in 3 years? To what amount would the investment grow in 3 years if the fund earns 8% annual interest compounded semiannually?
Nerwin, Inc. is a furniture manufacturing company with 50 employees. Recently, after a long negotiation with the local labor union, the company decided to initiate a pension plan as a part of its compensation plan. The plan will start on January 1, 2017. Each employee covered by the plan is entitled to a pension payment each year after retirement. As required by accounting standards, the controller of the company needs to report the pension obligation (liability). On the basis of a discussion with the supervisor of the Personnel Department and an actuary from an insurance company, the controller develops the following information related to the pension plan. Average length of time to retirement 15 years Expected life duration after retirement 10 years Total pension payment expected each year after retirement for all employees. Payment made at the end of the year. $700,000 per year The interest rate to be used is 8%.
Instructions On the basis of the information above, determine the present value of the pension obligation (liability).
Assuming the same facts as those in E6-18 except that the payments must begin now and be made on the first day of each of the 15 years, what payment method would you recommend?
(Analysis of Alternatives) Julia Baker died, leaving to her husband Brent an insurance policy contract that provides that the beneficiary (Brent) can choose any one of the following four options. (a) \(55,000 immediate cash. (b) \)4,000 every 3 months payable at the end of each quarter for 5 years. (c) \(18,000 immediate cash and \)1,800 every 3 months for 10 years, payable at the beginning of each 3-month period. (d) \(4,000 every 3 months for 3 years and \)1,500 each quarter for the following 25 quarters, all payments payable at the end of each quarter.
Instructions If money is worth 2½% per quarter, compounded quarterly, which option would you recommend that Brent exercise?
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