Chapter 6: Question 6BE (page 302)
Steve Madison needs $250,000 in 10 years. How much must he invest at the end of each year, at 5% interest, to meet his needs?
Short Answer
The amount which should be invested at the end of each year is $19,876.
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Chapter 6: Question 6BE (page 302)
Steve Madison needs $250,000 in 10 years. How much must he invest at the end of each year, at 5% interest, to meet his needs?
The amount which should be invested at the end of each year is $19,876.
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Using the appropriate interest table, answer each of the following questions. (Each case is independent of the others.) (a) What is the future value of \(7,000 at the end of 5 periods at 8% compounded interest? (b) What is the present value of \)7,000 due 8 periods hence, discounted at 6%? (c) What is the future value of 15 periodic payments of \(7,000 each made at the end of each period and compounded at 10%? (d) What is the present value of \)7,000 to be received at the end of each of 20 periods, discounted at 5% compound interest?
Johnson Co. accepts a note receivable from a customer in exchange for some damaged inventory. The note requires the customer make semiannual installments of \(50,000 each for 10 years. The first installment begins six months from the date the customer takes delivery of the damaged inventory. Johnson’s management estimates that the fair value of the damaged inventory is \)679,517.
Accounting
(a) What interest rate is Johnson implicitly charging the customer? Express the rate as an annual rate but assume semiannual compounding.
(b) At what dollar amount do you think Johnson should record the note receivable on the day the customer takes delivery of the damaged inventory?
Analysis
Assume the note receivable for damaged inventory makes up a significant portion of Johnson’s assets. If interest rates increase, what happens to the fair value of the receivable? Briefly explain why.
Principles
The Financial Accounting Standards Board has issued an accounting standard that allows companies to report assets such as notes receivable at fair value. Discuss how fair value versus historical cost potentially involves a trade-off of one desired quality of accounting information against another.
Alan Jackson invests $20,000 at 8% annual interest, leaving the money invested without withdrawing any of the interest for 8 years. At the end of the 8 years, Alan withdraws the accumulated amount of money. Instructions (a) Compute the amount Alan would withdraw assuming the investment earns simple interest. (b) Compute the amount Alan would withdraw assuming the investment earns interest compounded annually. (c) Compute the amount Alan would withdraw assuming the investment earns interest compounded semiannually
Howie Long has just learned he has won a \(500,000 prize in the lottery. The lottery has given him two options for receiving the payments. (1) If Howie takes all the money today, the state and federal governments will deduct taxes at a rate of 46% immediately. (2) Alternatively, the lottery offers Howie a payout of 20 equal payments of \)36,000 with the first payment occurring when Howie turns in the winning ticket. Howie will be taxed on each of these payments at a rate of 25%.
Instructions Assuming Howie can earn an 8% rate of return (compounded annually) on any money invested during this period, which payout option should he choose?
Presented below are three unrelated situations.
(a) Dwayne Wade Company recently signed a lease for a new office building, for a lease period of 10 years. Under the lease agreement, a security deposit of \(12,000 is made, with the deposit to be returned at the expiration of the lease, with interest compounded at 5% per year. What amount will the company receive at the time the lease expires?
(b) Serena Williams Corporation, having recently issued a \)20 million, 15-year bond issue, is committed to make annual sinking fund deposits of \(600,000. The deposits are made on the last day of each year and yield a return of 10%. Will the fund at the end of 15 years be sufficient to retire the bonds? If not, what will the deficiency be?
(c) Under the terms of his salary agreement, president Rex Walters has an option of receiving either an immediate bonus of \)55,000, or a deferred bonus of $70,000 payable in 10 years. Ignoring tax considerations and assuming a relevant interest rate of 4%, which form of settlement should Walters accept?
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