Financial Mathematics Midterm Exam Guide
Financial Mathematics Midterm Exam Guide
II.- Answer the exercises, include data, formula, substitution of data, procedure and
result.
1.- On what date was the loan of $7,200, with a nominal value of $8,100 and due date made?
March 5, 2020, with an interest rate of 26.3%?
Data Operations Time conversion
-1
M=8,100 = 0 years 0.475285 (12)=5.70342 months
8100
-1
i=0.263 = 7,200 5 months 0.70342 (30) = 21.10 days
0.263
C=7,200 =0.475285... years 5 months and 21 days
2.- A person buys a room on May 9, with a cash value of $25,550. They make a down payment.
30% and it is advisable to pay the rest in three equal payments at 30, 60, and 90 days. How much should each be?
one of the three payments, if the interest rate is 25.8% per year?
Data Operations
C=25,550 = 1+i2 +1+i2 + 1+i
E=30% =7,665 17,885 = 1 + 2 + 3
1+0.258 12 1+0.258 12 1+0.258 12
5.- A property acquired three years ago is worth $1,205,000.00 today, if the appreciation rate is 28%
simple annual over the last three years, what was the price of the property at that time?
Data Operations
M=1,205,000 = 1+i
1,205,000
i=0.28 = 1+0.28(3)
t=3 years =654,891.3043
Answer: the initial value of the property was $654,891.3043
On January 6, the Northeast Construction Company, S.A. buys materials for construction of
an apartment building subscribing to two documents with a nominal value of $135,000 and $82,000 and
whose maturity is respectively on March 19 and May 12, the interest of which is
23%. Take commercial year to determine:
a) El precio de los materiales b) El cargo por concepto de interés January 6
Data Operations February 6 +30
1 2 March 6 +30 +13
i=0.23 1= 1+i 2= 1+i
April 6 +30
135,000 82,000
M1=135,000 1= 1+0.23(73/360) 2= 1+0.23(126/360) May 6 +30 +6
M2=82,000 1=128,984.3149 2= 75,890.7913
t1=73
t2=126 INTERESTS
I=(M1+M2)-(C1+C2)
I=217,000-204,875.1062
I=12,124.8938
Respuesta:a) el precio de los materiales es de $204,875.1062
b) $12,124.8938 is paid in interest
On June 2, 2019, Mr. González purchases merchandise for $32,500 and signs a promissory note for the amount.
nominal of $37,250 and maturity on August 21 of the following year. What is the annual interest rate?
capitalizable by days?
8.- What compound annual rate over weeks triples a capital in 3 years?
Data Operations
9.- Find the date on which a document with a nominal value of $4,550 expires. This is signed by a
Loan of $4,125 on June 1, 2020, with an interest rate of 21.6% per year, compounded daily.
Data Operations
( ) June 1
M=4,550 = Ln (1+i ) 1 July +30
4550
(4125 ) August 1 +30
C=4,125 = Ln (1+0.0006 )
September 1 +30
i=0.216 =163.484381 1 Oct +30
November 1 +30 +13
ie=0.0006
10.- A television is purchased with a down payment of $3,500, and it is paid off with $10,000 after 2 months. What is the
cash price if it has charges of 33% compounded monthly.
Data Operations
E=3,500 = ( 1+i SUM TOTAL HOOK + CAPITAL
)
10,000
M=10,000 = ( 1+0.0275 Cash price=9,471.88+3,500
)2
10,000
t=2 months = 1.05575625 Cash price=12,971.88
n=2 C=9,471.88
i=0.33
ie=0.0275
Respuesta:el precio de contado es de $12,971.88
11.- How long does it take for a capital to grow by 70% if it is invested at 36.4% compounded weekly? Express the
response in years, months, and days.
Data Operations Time conversion
( )
M/C=1.7 = Ln (1+i 1 year = 52 weeks
)
L₁.7( )
i=0.364 = Ln (1+0.007 There are 24 weeks left = 5.53846153 months
)
ie=0.007 n=76.0690415 0.53846153(30)=16.1538
Answer: in 1 year, 5 months, and 16 days
12.- How much should be invested on October 3 in an account that pays 54% nominal daily interest, to
have $20,000 on December 21, if on November 5 and 30 deposits are made respectively
$ 5,000 y $3,750? ¿Cuánto se genera de intereses? Tomar tiempo real.
Data Operations
i=0.54 = ( 1+i )
= ( 1+i )
= ( 1+i )
5,000 3,750 20,000
ie=0.0015 = ( 1+0.0015 ) 33
= ( 1+0.0015 ) 58
= ( 1+0.0015 ) 79
=4,758.70229 =3,437.7632 = 17,766.6137
TIME
M1 (3 OCT-5 NOV) M2 (3 OCT-30 NOV) M3 (3 OCT - 21 DEC)
31 OCT +28 31 OCT +28 31 OCT +28
30 NOV +5 31 NOV +30 30 NOV +30
33 DAYS 58 DAYS December 31 +21
79 DAYS
INTERESTS
C=9,570.14821+5,000+3,750=18,320.148
I=M-C=20,000-18,320.148= 1,679.852
Respuesta:debe invertirse $9,570.14821y los intereses son de $1,679.852