Quiz for:
Quantitative Methods: Time Value of Money

Question 1

What does 'opportunity cost' mean in the context of TVM?

Question 2

What is the mathematical formula for calculating future value (FV)?

Question 3

How do you calculate present value (PV)?

Question 4

What does the effective annual interest rate (EAR) account for that the nominal rate does not?

Question 5

Which premium compensates investors for the potential risk of default?

Question 6

Which of the following is NOT a component of interest rates?

Question 7

In calculating the effective annual rate (EAR), what does 'm' represent?

Question 8

What function on a financial calculator is used to compute the future value of an investment?

Question 9

What is the effective annual rate if the nominal rate is 10% and compounded quarterly?

Question 10

Given $500 today at 7% interest for 5 years, what is the future value?

Question 11

How does an annuity due differ from an ordinary annuity?

Question 12

Why is it better to have a thousand dollars today than in five years?

Question 13

What does the 'required rate of return' represent?

Question 14

If $200/year is saved for 8 years at an 11% return, what is the future value?

Question 15

What is the importance of compounding in TVM?