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Using the TVM calculator please answer the following: Are these correct? Replacing a Car in 5 Years: Today's price of the car you want is

Using the TVM calculator please answer the following:

Are these correct?

  1. Replacing a Car in 5 Years:

Today's price of the car you want is $38,000, but in 5 years (with 2% annualinflation) the cost will be (a) $41,955.07 . Assume that in 5 years the trade-invalue of your existing car will be $4,500. This meansthat you only need to save (b) $37,455.07 in the next 5 years

Assuming that the rate of return is 9% on the money you are saving for your car, find the following:

  • If you were to invest one lump sum now (that will grow to (b)) and interest is compounded annually, the lumpsum you need to invest now is (c) __$3,370.96____.
  • If you are going to set aside the same amount eachmonth (that will grow to (b)) and interestis compounded monthly, your monthly payment needsto be (d) $25.28 .

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  1. PV
38,000
  1. PV
37,455.07
PMT 0 PMT 4,500
FV 41,955.07 FV 41,955.07
RATE 2% RATE 0
PERIOD 5 YEARS PERIOD 0
COMPOUNDING ANNUALY COMPOUNDING 0
  1. PV
37,455.07
  1. PV
3,370.96
PMT 3,370.96 PMT 25.28
FV 40,826.03 FV 37,455.07
RATE 9% RATE 9%
PERIOD 5 YEARS PERIOD 5 YEARS
COMPOUNDING ANNUALY COMPOUNDING MONTHLY

  1. Australian Vacation in 4 years:

Assume you need $22,500 for the Australian vacation you hope to go on in 4 years. How much will you have to save annually, assuming you can invest at an 10% return?

(a) $_2,250____________.

What if you could find a 12% annual return rate? How much would you need to save monthly?

(b) $ 2,700 ANNUAL $225 MONTHLY

What is the difference in monthly (HINT: Some conversion using the financial calculator is needed here for which value??) savings needed on the 10% vs. the 12%? (c) $225 FOR 12%,$187.50 FOR 10%, it was needed for the 12% The difference in payment would be $37.50

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A)PV 22,500 B) PV 22,500
PMT 0 PMT 0
FV 2,250 FV 25,200
RATE 10 RATE 12
PERIOD 4 PERIOD 4
COMPOUNDING ANNUAL COMPOUNDING ANNUAL
C) PV 22,500 D)PV 22,500
PMT 0 PMT 0
FV 22,687.50 FV 22,775
RATE 10 RATE 12
PERIOD 4 PERIOD 4
COMPOUNDING MONTHLY COMPOUNDING MONTHLY

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