Metodos De Investigación

EJERCICIOS DE LA CLASE DEL DÍA 8-03-08.

EJERCICIO 1.

1. Janice would like to send her parents on a cruise for their 25th wedding anniversary. She has priced the cruise at és$15,000 and she has 5 years to accumulate this money. How much must Janice deposit annually in an account paying 10 percent interest in order to have enough money to send her parents on the cruise?

A. $1,862

B. $2,457

C. $3,000

D. $2,234

EJERCICIO 2.

2. Charlene owns stock in a company which has consistently paid a growing dividend over the last five years. The first year Charlene owned the stock, she received $1.71 per share and in the fifth year, she received $2.89 per share. What is the growth rate of the dividends over the last five years?

A. 7 percent

B. 14 percent

C. 12 percent

D. 5 percent

EJERCICIO 3.

3. Julian was given a gold coin originally purchased for $1 by his great grandfather 50 years ago. Today the coin is worth $450. The rate of return realized on the sale of this coin is approximately equal to

A. 7.5%.

B. 13%.

C. 50%.

D. can not be determined with given information.

EJERCICIO 4.

4. A local bank is offering a zero coupon certificate of deposit for $25,000. At maturity, three years from now, the investor will receive $32,000. What is the rate of return on this investment?

A. 3 percent

B. 6 percent

C. 9 percent

D. 12 percent

EJERCICIO 5.

5. A ski chalet in Aspen now costs $250,000. Inflation is expected to cause this price to increase at 5 percent per year over the next 10 years before Barbara and Phil retire from successful investment banking careers. How large an equal annual end of year deposit must be made into an account paying an annual rate of interest of 13 percent in order to buy the ski chalet upon retirement?

A. $ 8,333

B. $13,572

C. $25,005

D. $22,109

EJERCICIO 6.

6. Susan is planning to accumulate $40,000 by the end of 5 years by making 5 equal annual deposits. If she plans to make her first deposit today and can earn an annual compound rate of 9 percent on her investment, how much must each deposit be in order to accumulate the $40,000.

A. $ 6,132

B. $ 6,683

C. $23,844

D. $ 9,434

EJERCICIO 7.

7. Michael is planning for his son's college education to begin ten years from today. He estimates the yearly tuition, books, and living expenses to be $10,000 per year for a four year degree. How much must Michael deposit today, at an interest rate of 12 percent, for his son to be able to withdraw $10,000 per year for four years of college?

A. $12,880

B. $ 9,780

C. $40,000

D. $18,950

EJERCICIO 8.

8. Jeanne has just graduated from high school and

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