Individual Assignment Guidelines - MA
Individual Assignment Guidelines - MA
Instructions: Use of AI will render zero marks. The excel sheet must be solved with the formula
(i.e., equations), without which zero marks will be awarded. Please read the following
instructions carefully and abide by them.
Prepare one formula enabled excel sheet to express the scenario given against your name.
You are considering two investments: one offers an annual return of 10% compounded
monthly, while the other offers 9% compounded annually. Which investment is better
over a 5-year period? Show the calculations and discuss how compounding affects the
6 outcome.
You are taking out a loan of $20,000 to be repaid over 5 years with an annual interest
rate of 7%. Calculate the annual payment required to fully repay the loan using the
annuity formula. How would your annual payment change if the loan term were
65 extended to 7 years?
You plan to invest ₹50,000 in a Public Provident Fund (PPF) account every year,
which yields an annual interest rate of 7%, compounded annually. How much will your
investment be worth after 12 years?
b) How much will your investment be worth after 15 years?
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You invest ₹1,00,000 in a fixed deposit account that offers an interest rate of 6% per
annum, compounded monthly. How much will your investment be worth after 5 years?
b) How much will your investment be worth if interest rate of 6% per annum,
64 compounded yearly.
Two investment options are available to you. The first option offers an interest rate of
8% compounded quarterly, while the second offers 8% compounded annually. If you
invest ₹75,000 in both options for 6 years, which option will yield a higher future
9 value? Show your calculations for both scenarios.
You deposit ₹20,000 in a savings account that offers 5% annual interest. The interest is
compounded both annually and quarterly. Calculate the future value of the deposit after
10 years for both compounding frequencies and determine which compounding method
63 results in a higher future value.
You deposit ₹20,000 in a savings account that offers 5% annual interest. The interest is
compounded both annually and quarterly. Calculate the future value of the deposit after
10 years for both compounding frequencies and determine which compounding method
10 results in a higher future value.
You plan to invest ₹2,00,000 in a retirement fund that promises an annual return of
12%, compounded annually. How much will your investment be worth after 25 years?
b) How much will your investment be worth annual if return of 12%, compounded
61 quarterly.
You have two investment options. The first option offers ₹10,000 today and ₹15,000 in
5 years. The second option offers ₹8,000 today and ₹18,000 in 5 years. If the discount
rate is 6% compounded annually, calculate the present value of both options and
11 determine which one is more valuable.
Emily deposits $8,000 in an account that compounds annually. The interest rate is 4%
for the first 2 years, 5% for the next 3 years, and 6% for the last 5 years. What will be
5 the total value of the account after 10 years?
You are considering two investment options:
a) Option A: ₹50,000 invested today, and you will receive ₹60,000 after 3 years.
b) Option B: ₹50,000 invested today, and you will receive ₹70,000 after 5 years.
If the annual discount rate is 6%, which option is more valuable in present value terms?
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Sarah invests $5,000 in a savings account. The account compounds annually, and the
interest rate is expected to remain at 6% for the first 2 years, increase to 7% for the next
4 years, and then increase to 8% for the final 3 years. What will be the total amount in
59 her account after 9 years?
You plan to contribute ₹3,000 every year to a retirement account, and you expect an
annual return of 6%. How much will the account be worth after 25 years?
57 b) How much will the account if annual return of 6% compounded monthly.
56 You decide to contribute ₹5,000 every year to a college savings account for your child.
The account earns 8% annually. How much will the account be worth after 18 years?
b) How much will the account be worth after 18 years if account earns 6% annually.
Questions:
a) Calculate the future value of the investment.
18 b) Calculate the effective annual interest rate.
20 Rohan, a finance manager at a multinational company, is considering two investment
options for his company's surplus funds. Option A offers a 5% annual interest rate for 3
years, compounded annually. Option B offers a 6% annual interest rate for 2 years,
compounded semi-annually. Which investment option would you recommend to Rohan
and why?
You have been awarded a scholarship, and you can choose between two options:
Option 1: A lump sum payment of ₹100,000 at the end of year 2.
a. Calculate the present value of the cash flows using Excel. Manually discount each
payment and sum them up.
b. If the cash flows represent an annuity of Rs. 1500 every year, due, how does the
present value change?
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36 A company is considering leasing equipment for a payment of $10,000 per year for 5
years, with payments made at the start of each year. Alternatively, the company can
buy the equipment for $40,000 upfront. The discount rate is 7% per year.
a. Calculate the present value of the lease payments (annuity due).
b. Should the company lease or buy the equipment?
You are offered two separate annuities:
Annuity A: $3,000 annually for 8 years, starting one year from now.
Annuity B: $2,500 annually for 10 years, starting immediately.
The discount rate is 5% per year.
a. Calculate the present value of both annuities.
38 b. Which annuity is more valuable?
You are considering an investment that pays $12,000 per year forever, starting one year
from now. The required rate of return is 9%.
a. Calculate the present value of the perpetuity using the perpetuity formula.
b. How does the value of the perpetuity change if the required rate of return changes to
5%?
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40 A company offers the following payment schedule for a total of 7 years:
a. Calculate the present value of the cash flows using Excel. Manually discount each
payment and sum them up.
b. If these cash flows represent an annuity of $4,000 every year, due, how does the
present value change?
You plan to deposit $1,500 at the end of each year into an account earning 4% annual
interest for 20 years.
a. Calculate the future value (FV) of the annuity using the formula in Excel.
b. If the deposit is made at the beginning of each year (annuity due), how does the
future value change?
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A company offers the following payment schedule for a total of 4 years:
a. Calculate the present value of the cash flows using Excel. Manually discount each
payment and sum them up.
b. If the payments represent an annuity of $1,000 every year, due, how does the present
value change?
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