a. 1. Starting to invest early for retirement increases the benefits of compound interest. a. True b. False 2. A time line is not meaningful unless all cash flows occur annually. True b. False 3. If the discount (or interest) rate is positive, the present value of an expected series of payments will always exceed the future value of the same series. a. True b. False 4. If a bank compounds savings accounts quarterly, the effective annual rate will exceed the nominal rate. a. True b. False 5. You plan to analyze the value of a potential investment by calculating the sum of the present values of its expected cash flows. Which of the following would lower the calculated value of the investment? a. The cash flows are in the form of a deferred annuity, and they total to $100,000. You learn that the annuity lasts for only 5 rather than 10 years, hence that each payment is for $20,000 rather than for $10,000. b. The discount rate increases. c. The riskiness of the investment's cash flows decreases. d. The total amount of cash flows remains the same, but more of the cash flows are received in the earlier years and less are received in the later years. e. The discount rate decreases, I 6. Your bank account pays a 6% nominal rate of interest. The interest is compounded quarterly. Which of the following statements is CORRECT? a. The periodic rate of interest is 1.5% and the effective rate of interest is 3%. b. The periodic rate of interest is 6% and the effective rate of interest is greater than 6%. c. The periodic rate of interest is 1.5% and the effective rate of interest is greater than 6%. d. The periodic rate of interest is 3% and the effective rate of interest is 6%. e. The periodic rate of interest is 6% and the effective rate of interest is also 6%. 7. Which of the following statements regarding a 15-year (180-month) $125,000, fixed-rate mortgage is CORRECT? (Ignore taxes and transactions costs.) a. The remaining balance after three years will be $125,000 less one third of the interest paid during the first three years. b. Because it is a fixed-rate mortgage, the monthly loan payments (which include both interest and principal payments) are constant. c. Interest payments on the mortgage will increase steadily over time, but the total amount of each payment will remain constant. d. The proportion of the monthly payment that goes towards repayment of principal will be lower 10 years from now than it will be the first year. e. The outstanding balance declines at a slower rate in the later years of the loan's life. 1