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3 years ago

What is the advantage of a variable-interest loan?

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Maksim231197 [3]3 years ago

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Answer:

Borrower can capitalize on a reference rate decrease

Explanation:

Variable interest rate is the floating interest rate, which changes with change in the interest rate given by central bank. It is not fixed it can vary. It might be increased or decreased time to time.

As a borrower Increase in interest rate will result in loss because due to variable nature we need to pay more interest and decrease in interest rate will result in profit because due to variable nature we need to pay less interest

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January $153,825

February $248,600

March $301,650

Explanation:

Computation for cash collections from customers for each month:

January February March

January: ($205,100 x 75%=$153,825) ($205,100 x 25%=$51,275) $0

February: $0 ($263,100 x 75%= $197,325) ($263,100 x 25%=$65,775)

March: $0 $0 ($314,500 x 75%=$235,875)

TOTAL $153,825 $248,600 $301,650

Therefore cash collections from customers for each month is :

January $153,825

February $248,600

March $301,650

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A. The total cost of the equipment.

Explanation:

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Because the equipment is laying idle, it is not depreciating. Therefore, the expense that Jambon is not incurring, is the depreciation expense associated with this equipment. This depreciation expense will only be seen in five years, when the product it was bought for is finally completed.

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3 years ago

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<u>Skills inventory</u>

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3 years ago

If the annual growth rate in Real GDP is 4 percent, then it will take 25 years for the economy to double in size.

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False

Explanation:

The growth of 4% for 25 years would nominally signify a 100% increase and you might think that the economy has double its size. But you must take into account that’s this is a compound growth then the economy would reach the double of its size before 25 years.

Think that he initial size of the economy is 10 and it grows 4% then an annual growth will be 10,4 now the compound grow is adding up 0,4 to the initial size of 10. Then you recalculate a growth of 4% for the second year this means 10.816 grow.

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3 years ago

A 30-year maturity bond has a 6.7% coupon rate, paid annually. It sells today for $881.17. A 20-year maturity bond has a 6.2% co

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Rate of return

30 year bond = 42%

20 year bond = 45%

Explanation:

First of all find current yield on 30 year maturity bond

We will use PV of annuity formula to calculate current YTM

Coupon Payment = 6.7% x 1000 = $67

$881.17 =( $67( 1- ( 1 + r )^-30 ) / r ) + ( 1000 / ( 1 + r )^30 )

r = 0.0773 = 7.73%

Current YTM is 7.73%

Now calculate the current yield for 20 years maturity bond

Coupon Payment = 6.2% x 1000 = $62

893.1 = ( ( $62 x ( 1 - ( 1 + r )^-20 ) / r ) + ( 1000 / ( 1 + r )^20 )

r = 0.0723 = 7.23%

As given

5 years from now the YTM on 30 Year bond will be 7.70% and on 20 Year bond will be 7.20%.

Now calculate

Price of the 30 year bond Bond after 5 year at YTM of 7.7%

Price of the Bond = ( $67 x ( 1 - ( 1 + 0.077 )^-(30-5) ) / 0.077 )+( 1000 / ( 1 + 0.077 )^(30-5) ) = $890.46

Price of the 20 year bond Bond after 5 year at YTM of 7.2%

Price of the Bond = ((6.7%*1000)*(1-(1+0.072)^-15)/0.072)+(1000/(1+0.072)^15)

( $62 x ( 1 - ( 1 + 0.072 )^-(20-5) ) / 0.072 )+( 1000 / ( 1 + 0.072 )^(20-5) ) = $910.06

Increase in price of 30 year bond = $890.46 - $881.17 = $9.29

Increase in price of 30 year bond = $910.06 - $893.1 = $16.96

Future value of Coupon payment for 5 years

30 year bond = 67 x ( 1.072^5 -1 ) / 0.072 = $386.84

20 year bond = 62 x ( 1.072^5 -1 ) / 0.072 = $357.97

Total return = FV of Coupon payment + Price increase

30 year bond = $386.84 + $9.29 = $396.13

20 year bond = $357.97 + $16.96 = $374.93

Rate of return =

30 year bond = $396.13 / $881.17 = 0.45 = 45%

20 year bond = $374.93 / $893.1 = 0.42 = 42%

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