Test Bank for Financial & Managerial Accounting, 20th Edition by Jan Williams
Answers Included ✅
Appendix B
1) Future value is the amount that must be invested today at a specific interest rate to receive a
particular amount at some future date.
⊚ true
⊚ false
2) The present value of an ordinary annuity is the amount that must be invested today at a
specific interest rate to in order to receive a particular amount at the end of a specified
number of future periods.
⊚ true
⊚ false
3) The future value of an investment gradually increases toward its present value amount.
⊚ true
⊚ false
4) Compound interest assumes that the interest earned on a particular investment is reinvested.
⊚ true
⊚ false
5) Discounting a future value amount will determine its present value amount.
⊚ true
⊚ false
6) The lower the discount rate of an investment, the lower the present value of the investment.
⊚ true
⊚ false
7) Annuities provide a series of cash flows to investors at regular intervals for a specified period
of time.
⊚ true
⊚ false
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,8) The market price of a bond is equal to the discounted present value of its future cash flows.
⊚ true
⊚ false
9) An ordinary annuity is the discounted present value of a series of cash flows made at the
beginning of each of a specified number of periods.
⊚ true
⊚ false
10) Interest rate percentages can be expressed in a variety of ways, including monthly, quarterly,
semiannually, and annually.
⊚ true
⊚ false
11) The difference between a present value and a related future value amount depends on (1) the
discount rate and (2) the length of time over which the present value accumulates interest.
⊚ true
⊚ false
12) The liability for post-retirement benefits is reported at the discounted present value of
anticipated future cash outlays to retired employees in the form of pensions, health insurance
premiums, etc.
⊚ true
⊚ false
13) As discount rates used to value investments increase, the present values of those investments
decreases.
⊚ true
⊚ false
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,14) Present values of future cash flows can only be calculated through the application of complex
formulas.
⊚ true
⊚ false
15) The future value of an investment’s present value today can be determined by multiplying its
present value by the appropriate factor obtained from a future value table.
⊚ true
⊚ false
16) The future value of an ordinary annuity can be determined by multiplying the periodic
annuity payment by the appropriate factor obtained from a future value of an ordinary
annuity table.
⊚ true
⊚ false
17) The present value of an investment that promises to pay a single lump-sum amount in the
future can be calculated by multiplying the future lump-sum amount by the appropriate factor
obtained from a present value of $1 table.
⊚ true
⊚ false
18) The present value of an ordinary annuity is calculated by multiplying the annuity’s periodic
cash payments by the appropriate factor obtained from a future value of an ordinary annuity
table.
⊚ true
⊚ false
19) If Larraine invested $33,000 at 6% on her 20th birthday, how much would Larraine have on
her 40th birthday?
A) $105,831.00
B) $100,803.28
C) $121,824.94
D) $131,903.58
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, 20) If Larraine invested $24,000 at 5% on her 20th birthday, how much would Larraine have on
her 40th birthday?
A) $63,672.00
B) $73,293.60
C) $79,358.28
D) $60,646.83
21) If Jonathan invests $41,000 today for 10 years and it grows to $165,886, what rate of interest
has Jonathan received?
A) 10%
B) 30%
C) 15%
D) 20%
22) If Jonathan invests $44,000 today for 6 years and it grows to $69,828, what rate of interest
has Jonathan received?
A) 12%
B) 6%
C) 8%
D) 16%
23) How much must Rashad invest today in order to have $25,200 in 9 years assuming 15%
interest compounded annually?
A) $7,156.80
B) $16,800.00
C) $23,066.24
D) $17,842.00
24) How much must Rashad invest today in order to have $15,000 in 8 years assuming 12%
interest compounded annually?
A) $6,060.00
B) $10,000.00
C) $19,531.25
D) $11.520.00
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Answers Included ✅
Appendix B
1) Future value is the amount that must be invested today at a specific interest rate to receive a
particular amount at some future date.
⊚ true
⊚ false
2) The present value of an ordinary annuity is the amount that must be invested today at a
specific interest rate to in order to receive a particular amount at the end of a specified
number of future periods.
⊚ true
⊚ false
3) The future value of an investment gradually increases toward its present value amount.
⊚ true
⊚ false
4) Compound interest assumes that the interest earned on a particular investment is reinvested.
⊚ true
⊚ false
5) Discounting a future value amount will determine its present value amount.
⊚ true
⊚ false
6) The lower the discount rate of an investment, the lower the present value of the investment.
⊚ true
⊚ false
7) Annuities provide a series of cash flows to investors at regular intervals for a specified period
of time.
⊚ true
⊚ false
1
,8) The market price of a bond is equal to the discounted present value of its future cash flows.
⊚ true
⊚ false
9) An ordinary annuity is the discounted present value of a series of cash flows made at the
beginning of each of a specified number of periods.
⊚ true
⊚ false
10) Interest rate percentages can be expressed in a variety of ways, including monthly, quarterly,
semiannually, and annually.
⊚ true
⊚ false
11) The difference between a present value and a related future value amount depends on (1) the
discount rate and (2) the length of time over which the present value accumulates interest.
⊚ true
⊚ false
12) The liability for post-retirement benefits is reported at the discounted present value of
anticipated future cash outlays to retired employees in the form of pensions, health insurance
premiums, etc.
⊚ true
⊚ false
13) As discount rates used to value investments increase, the present values of those investments
decreases.
⊚ true
⊚ false
2
,14) Present values of future cash flows can only be calculated through the application of complex
formulas.
⊚ true
⊚ false
15) The future value of an investment’s present value today can be determined by multiplying its
present value by the appropriate factor obtained from a future value table.
⊚ true
⊚ false
16) The future value of an ordinary annuity can be determined by multiplying the periodic
annuity payment by the appropriate factor obtained from a future value of an ordinary
annuity table.
⊚ true
⊚ false
17) The present value of an investment that promises to pay a single lump-sum amount in the
future can be calculated by multiplying the future lump-sum amount by the appropriate factor
obtained from a present value of $1 table.
⊚ true
⊚ false
18) The present value of an ordinary annuity is calculated by multiplying the annuity’s periodic
cash payments by the appropriate factor obtained from a future value of an ordinary annuity
table.
⊚ true
⊚ false
19) If Larraine invested $33,000 at 6% on her 20th birthday, how much would Larraine have on
her 40th birthday?
A) $105,831.00
B) $100,803.28
C) $121,824.94
D) $131,903.58
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, 20) If Larraine invested $24,000 at 5% on her 20th birthday, how much would Larraine have on
her 40th birthday?
A) $63,672.00
B) $73,293.60
C) $79,358.28
D) $60,646.83
21) If Jonathan invests $41,000 today for 10 years and it grows to $165,886, what rate of interest
has Jonathan received?
A) 10%
B) 30%
C) 15%
D) 20%
22) If Jonathan invests $44,000 today for 6 years and it grows to $69,828, what rate of interest
has Jonathan received?
A) 12%
B) 6%
C) 8%
D) 16%
23) How much must Rashad invest today in order to have $25,200 in 9 years assuming 15%
interest compounded annually?
A) $7,156.80
B) $16,800.00
C) $23,066.24
D) $17,842.00
24) How much must Rashad invest today in order to have $15,000 in 8 years assuming 12%
interest compounded annually?
A) $6,060.00
B) $10,000.00
C) $19,531.25
D) $11.520.00
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