You deposit €5 000 at 8% interest per year, compounded annually (interest is added at the end of each year). After how many whole years n does the balance first reach at least €7 500?
Time value of money worksheet with answers
You deposit €4 000 in a savings account that pays 4.5% interest per year, compounded annually. How much is in the account after 11 years? Find the future value FV.
A credit card charges a nominal interest rate of 18% per year, compounded semi-annually. Find the effective annual rate EAR in percent.
A property is expected to earn net rent of €2 000 next year. The rent is expected to grow by 3% per year forever. The required return is 9% per year. Find the value PV of the property today.
You borrow €15 000 at 4.8% per year, compounded monthly, and repay €300 at the end of every month. How many months does it take until the loan is repaid (the last payment may be smaller)? Give the number of payments N.
A loan of €20 000 is repaid with equal monthly payments over 5 years at 5.4% per year, compounded monthly. How much interest I is paid in total over the life of the loan?
Answer key
- 1. n = 6 years
- 2. FV = 6491 €
- 3. EAR = 18.81 %
- 4. PV = 33333 €
- 5. N = 56 payments
- 6. I = 2866 €
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