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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For each of the following cases, indicate (a) to what rate columns, and (b) to what number of periods you would refer in looking up the interest factor.
1. In a future value of 1 table Annual Number of Rate Years Invested Compounded
a. 9% 9 Annually b. 12% 5 Quarterly c. 10% 15 Semiannually
2. In a present value of an annuity of 1 table Annual Number of Number of Frequency of Rate Years Involved Rents Involved Rents
a. 9% 25 25 Annually b. 10% 15 30 Semiannually c. 12% 7 28 Quarterly
Consider the loan in BE6-16. What payments must Zach Taylor make to settle the loan at the same interest rate but with the 6 payments beginning on the day the loan is signed?
You have been hired as a benefit consultant by Jean Honore, the owner of Attic Angels. She wants to establish a retirement plan for herself and her three employees. Jean has provided the following information. The retirement plan is to be based upon annual salary for the last year before retirement and is to provide 50% of Jean’s last-year annual salary and 40% of the last-year annual salary for each employee. The plan will make annual payments at the beginning of each year for 20 years from the date of retirement. Jean wishes to fund the plan by making 15 annual deposits beginning January 1, 2017. Invested funds will earn 12% compounded annually. Information about plan participants as of January 1, 2017, is as follows.
Jean Honore, owner: Current annual salary of \(48,000; estimated retirement date January 1, 2042.
Colin Davis, flower arranger: Current annual salary of \)36,000; estimated retirement date January 1, 2047.
Anita Baker, sales clerk: Current annual salary of \(18,000; estimated retirement date January 1, 2037.
Gavin Bryars, part-time bookkeeper: Current annual salary of \)15,000; estimated retirement date January 1, 2032.
In the past, Jean has given herself and each employee a year-end salary increase of 4%. Jean plans to continue this policy in the future.
Instructions
(a) Based upon the above information, what will be the annual retirement benefit for each plan participant? (Round to the nearest dollar.) (Hint: Jean will receive raises for 24 years.)
(b) What amount must be on deposit at the end of 15 years to ensure that all benefits will be paid? (Round to the nearest dollar.)
(c) What is the amount of each annual deposit Jean must make to the retirement plan?
Sally Medavoy will invest $8,000 a year for 20 years in a fund that will earn 6% annual interest. If the first payment into the fund occurs today, what amount will be in the fund in 20 years? If the first payment occurs at year-end, what amount will be in the fund in 20 years?
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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