BUS 599 Week 5 Quiz

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1. How would you paraphrase the definition of equilibrium price?

2. Which countries would you predict have the highest and lowest opportunity cost associated with a strong military?

3. What example can you cite of the government's attempt to correct a market failure?

4. It can be said that the price of a product or service, the consumers' tastes, substitute products, and expectations affect equilibrium price. What if any other factor is missing from this list?

5. Which of the following statements best describes microeconomics versus macroeconomics?

6. What fundamental difference can you identify between the philosophies of Adam Smith and Karl Marx?

7. If someone told you that a demand curve is good, long-term evidence of the consumers' buying activity, would you agree or disagree?

8. If an economic system allows consumers to set the prices for goods, what economic phenomenon is at work?

9. Bill has plenty of money to buy a new car, although he is reluctant to do so because he also wants to pay cash for his vacation this year. What element of a market economy prevents Bill from buying a new car in this scenario?

10. If everyone were able to produce all the goods and services they wanted or needed with unlimited resources, what impact would such a phenomenon have on economics?

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1. You were recently admitted to college, and your Aunt Tillie has agreed to fund the tuition for your education. The admissions representative at your college says that tuition might rise approximately 5 percent per year. Aunt Tillie has agreed to deposit a lump sum today that will cover your tuition for four years, but she needs to know the amount of the initial deposit. Your aunt is no longer able to take care of herself, so she also wants

to set aside a lump sum of money to pay her rent in an assisted-living facility for the next three years. The facility has agreed not to raise her rent, if she signs a three year lease upfront. It's now four years later, and thanks to your aunt's generosity, you have graduated from college. She has offered to lend you the money to buy your first, new car. You are interested in calculating the payment amount on a $35,000 car loan at 6 percent for five years. She has also agreed to accept five annual payments instead of monthly payments. It seems there's no end to Aunt Tillie's generosity. She has now agreed to loan you $10,000 for the down payment on a home. You have decided to structure the loan, so that the payment amount remains constant through the term of the contract and you can budget for a consistent loan payment each month. With regard to the loan for a down payment on your mortgage, what drawback exists with the loan you want compared to a loan in which payments&#-96;decrease through the term of the loan?

2. You were recently admitted to college, and your Aunt Tillie has agreed to fund the tuition for your education. The admissions representative at your college says that tuition might rise approximately 5 percent per year. Aunt Tillie has agreed to deposit a lump sum today that will cover your tuition for four years, but she needs to know the amount of the initial deposit. Your aunt is no longer able to take care of herself, so she also wants to set aside a lump sum of money to pay her rent in an assisted-living facility for the next three years. The facility has agreed not to raise her rent, if she signs a three year lease upfront. It's now four years later, and thanks to your aunt's generosity, you have graduated from college. She has offered to lend you the money to buy your first, new car. You are interested in calculating the payment amount on a $35,000 car loan at 6 percent for five years. She has also agreed to accept five annual payments instead of monthly payments. It seems there's no end to Aunt Tillie's generosity. She has now agreed to loan you $10,000 for the down payment on a home. You have decided to structure the loan, so that the payment amount remains constant through the term of the contract and you can budget for a consistent loan payment each month. Which of the following calculations should you use to determine the initial deposit amount to pay for her expenses in the assisted-living facility?

3. You were recently admitted to college, and your Aunt Tillie has agreed to fund the tuition for your education. The admissions representative at your college says that tuition might rise approximately 5 percent per year. Aunt Tillie has agreed to deposit a lump sum today that will cover your tuition for four years, but she needs to know the amount of the initial deposit. Your aunt is no longer able to take care of herself, so she also wants to set aside a lump sum of money to pay her rent in an assisted-living facility for the next three years. The facility has agreed not to raise her rent, if she signs a three year lease upfront. It's now four years later, and thanks to your aunt's generosity, you have graduated from college. She has offered to lend you the money to buy your first, new car. You are interested in calculating the payment amount on a $35,000 car loan at 6 percent for five years. She has also agreed to accept five annual payments instead of monthly payments. It seems there's no end to Aunt Tillie's generosity. She has now agreed to loan you $10,000 for the down payment on a home. You have decided to structure the loan, so that the payment amount remains constant through the term of the contract and you can budget for a consistent loan payment each month. If Aunt Tillie also wants to reward you with a graduation gift of cash and she deposits $1,000 in an account at the end of each year for the next four years, for how many years will the money earn interest?

4. You were recently admitted to college, and your Aunt Tillie has agreed to fund the tuition for your education. The admissions representative at your college says that tuition might rise approximately 5 percent per year. Aunt Tillie has agreed to deposit a lump sum today that will cover your tuition for four years, but she needs to know the amount of the initial deposit. Your aunt is no longer able to take care of herself, so she also wants to set aside a lump sum of money to pay her rent in an assisted-living facility for the next three years. The facility has agreed not to raise her rent, if she signs a three year lease upfront.

It's now four years later, and thanks to your aunt's generosity, you have graduated from college. She has offered to lend you the money to buy your first, new car. You are interested in calculating the payment amount on a $35,000 car loan at 6 percent for five years. She has also agreed to accept five annual payments instead of monthly payments. It seems there's no end to Aunt Tillie's generosity. She has now agreed to loan you $10,000 for the down payment on a home. You have decided to structure the loan, so that the payment amount remains constant through the term of the contract and you can budget for a consistent loan payment each month. Which of the following formulas&#-96;can be used to&#-96;correctly calculate your annual loan payments to Aunt Tillie for the car loan?

5. If you invested $1000 today at a rate of 5% for five years, and periodically you withdrew the interest earned, what type of interest is calculated for during the term of the investment?

6. Which of the following factors&#-96;affects the rate of return of an investment at maturity?

7. With regard to a return on an investment, which of the following statements is false?

8. What is the relationship between an interest rate and a discount rate in time value of money calculations?

9. You were recently admitted to college, and your Aunt Tillie has agreed to fund the tuition for your education. The admissions representative at your college says that tuition might rise approximately 5 percent per year. Aunt Tillie has agreed to deposit a lump sum today that will cover your tuition for four years, but she needs to know the amount of the initial deposit. Your aunt is no longer able to take care of herself, so she also wants to set aside a lump sum of money to pay her rent in an assisted-living facility for the next three years. The facility has agreed not to raise her rent, if she signs a three year lease upfront. It's now four years later, and thanks to your aunt's generosity, you have graduated from college. She has offered to lend you the money to buy your first, new car. You are interested in calculating the payment amount on a $35,000 car loan at 6 percent for five years. She has also agreed to accept five annual payments instead of monthly payments. It seems there's no end to Aunt Tillie's generosity. She has now agreed to loan you $10,000 for the down payment on a home. You have decided to structure the loan, so that the payment amount remains constant through the term of the contract and you can budget for a consistent loan payment each month. Which of the following calculations will you perform to determine the amount of the initial deposit necessary to fund your college education?

10. You were recently admitted to college, and your Aunt Tillie has agreed to fund the tuition for your education. The admissions representative at your college says that tuition might rise approximately 5 percent per year. Aunt Tillie has agreed to deposit a lump sum today that will cover your tuition for four years, but she needs to know the amount of the initial deposit. Your aunt is no longer able to take care of herself, so she also wants to set aside a lump sum of money to pay her rent in an assisted-living facility for the next three years. The facility has agreed not to raise her rent, if she signs a three year lease upfront. It's now four years later, and thanks to your aunt's generosity, you have graduated from college. She has offered to lend you the money to buy your first, new car. You are interested in calculating the payment amount on a $35,000 car loan at 6 percent for five years. She has also agreed to accept five annual payments instead of monthly payments. It seems there's no end to Aunt Tillie's generosity. She has now agreed to loan you $10,000 for the down payment on a home. You have decided to structure the loan, so that the payment amount remains constant through the term of the contract and you can budget for a consistent loan payment each month. What should you keep in mind if Aunt Tillie asks your opinion about two different annuities she is considering as an investment?