TALLER No 2. TASAS DE INTERÉS COMPUESTO - Workshop No 2 Compound Interest - Timeline
TALLER No 2. TASAS DE INTERÉS COMPUESTO - Workshop No 2 Compound Interest - Timeline
2. How long will it take for: An investment of $1,200,000 to become $1,950,750, with an interest rate of
27.5% per year?
3. How long will it take for: An investment of $1,000,000 to become $2,409,845 with an interest rate of
7% quarterly?
4. What monthly interest rate converts, after two years, the present value P into the future value F, in
each of the following cases:
a) P= $470,000, F=$950,000
b) P=$2,320,000, F=$5,232,000
c) P=$755,000, F=$2,485,000
d) P=$1,205,000, F=$2,109,180
5. A merchant deposits $70,000 in an Investment Fund that guarantees a return of 20% monthly, if the
person withdraws his deposit 2 months later, how much money does he receive?
6. What amount should you invest today at 2.5% per month to obtain $45,000 within 4 months?
7. You obtain a loan of $680,000 for 5 months, with 25% annual interest. What amount must you pay
when the debt matures?
8. A saver plans to make the following deposits in a savings account that pays 1% per month: within 4
months the sum of $500,000 and within 8 months the sum of $1,000,000. Calculate the value available
in the account at the end of the year.
10. A promissory note whose value in two years will be $700,000 is purchased today for $362,486. If the
buyer earns 32% annually on other investments, how much did the investor earn or lose on the day
the note was purchased?
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