Focus on Personal Finance, 7th Edition
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Chapter 1-14 Answers are at the end of Each chapter
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Student name: g
1) If inflation is expected to be 9.50 percent, how long will it take for prices to double?
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A) 5.58 years g
B) 6.58 years g
C) 17.58 years g
D) 11.58 years g
E) 7.58 years g
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Bloom's : Apply
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Difficulty : 3 Hard
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Learning Objective : 01-01 Identify social and economic influences on financial literacy and personal
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Topic : Financial Planning
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Topic : Finance and Economics
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Accessibility : Keyboard Navigation
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Accessibility : Screen Reader Compatible
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Gradable : automatic
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2) If a $12,000 investment earns interest of $1,560 in 1 year, what is its rate of return?
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A) 100 percent g
B) 79 percent
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C) 26 percent
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, D) 58 percent
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E) 13 percent
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Question Detailsg
Bloom's : Apply
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Difficulty : 3 Hard
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Accessibility : Keyboard Navigation
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Accessibility : Screen Reader Compatible
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Gradable : automatic
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Learning Objective : 01-03 Calculate time value of money situations to analyze personal financial dec
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Topic : Time Value of Money
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3) If a $10,000 investment earns a 3.8 percent annual return, what should its value be after 1
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year?
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A) $10,000
B) $3,900
C) $10,380
D) $10,038
E) $3,800
Question Detailsg
Bloom's : Apply
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Difficulty : 3 Hard
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Accessibility : Keyboard Navigation
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Accessibility : Screen Reader Compatible
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Gradable : automatic
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Learning Objective : 01-03 Calculate time value of money situations to analyze personal financial dec
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Topic : Time Value of Money
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4) If a $10,000 investment earns a 7 percent annual return, what should its value be after 4
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years? Use Exhibit 1-A.
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, A) $13,110
B) $12,800
C) $10,700
D) $10,035
E) $14,700
Question Detailsg
Bloom's : Apply
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Difficulty : 3 Hard
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Accessibility : Keyboard Navigation
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Accessibility : Screen Reader Compatible
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Gradable : automatic
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Learning Objective : 01-03 Calculate time value of money situations to analyze personal financial dec
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Topic : Time Value of Money
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5) If Melinda Miller estimates that her $350 weekly grocery bill will increase at an annual
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inflation rate of 3 percent, what should her weekly grocery bill be in 2 years? Use Exhibit 1-A.
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A) $70.00
B) $105.00
C) $371.35
D) $473.35
E) $380.45
Question Detailsg
Bloom's : Apply
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Difficulty : 3 Hard
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Accessibility : Keyboard Navigation
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Accessibility : Screen Reader Compatible
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Gradable : automatic
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Learning Objective : 01-03 Calculate time value of money situations to analyze personal financial dec
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Topic : Time Value of Money
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, 6) If you deposit $500 into a certificate of deposit earning 3.8 percent, what would be your
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earnings after 12 months?
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A) $538.00
B) $500.00
C) $16.50
D) $21.50
E) $19.00
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Bloom's : Apply
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Difficulty : 3 Hard
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Accessibility : Keyboard Navigation
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Accessibility : Screen Reader Compatible
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Gradable : automatic
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Learning Objective : 01-03 Calculate time value of money situations to analyze personal financial dec
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Topic : Time Value of Money
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7) Randy Hill wants to retire in 25 years with $1,500,000. If he can earn 10 percent per year
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on his investments, how much does he need to deposit each year to reach his goal? Use Exhibit
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1-B. (Round your answer to the nearest dollar.)
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A) $15,252
B) $30,000
C) $60,000
D) $14,752
E) None of these choices are correct.
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