FNAN 300 UL Exam 2 Review – Complete Finance Study Guide & Practice Test
(2026)
Annual Percentage Rate - ANS ✔✔also known as the Nominal or Quoted Rate, is required by
Law, and is used
in the Time Value of Money Calculations.
Effective Annual Rate (EAR) - ANS ✔✔the interest rate expressed as if it were compounded once
per year.
Used to compare alternative investments or loans.
Annuity Due - ANS ✔✔payments occur at the "BEG" of the Period. Much less common
Ordinary Annuity - ANS ✔✔payments occur at the "END" of the Period (most common)
Perpetuity Formula - ANS ✔✔P V = Payment / r (periodic Payment divided by periodic interest
rate)
Perpetuity - ANS ✔✔infinite series of equal payments
Annuity - ANS ✔✔finite series of equal Payments that occur at regular intervals
Future Value - ANS ✔✔later money on a time line
Present Value - ANS ✔✔earlier money on a time line
Interest Rate - ANS ✔✔"exchange rate" between earlier money and later money
(2026)
Annual Percentage Rate - ANS ✔✔also known as the Nominal or Quoted Rate, is required by
Law, and is used
in the Time Value of Money Calculations.
Effective Annual Rate (EAR) - ANS ✔✔the interest rate expressed as if it were compounded once
per year.
Used to compare alternative investments or loans.
Annuity Due - ANS ✔✔payments occur at the "BEG" of the Period. Much less common
Ordinary Annuity - ANS ✔✔payments occur at the "END" of the Period (most common)
Perpetuity Formula - ANS ✔✔P V = Payment / r (periodic Payment divided by periodic interest
rate)
Perpetuity - ANS ✔✔infinite series of equal payments
Annuity - ANS ✔✔finite series of equal Payments that occur at regular intervals
Future Value - ANS ✔✔later money on a time line
Present Value - ANS ✔✔earlier money on a time line
Interest Rate - ANS ✔✔"exchange rate" between earlier money and later money