year and the loan is to be repaid in 5 equal installments payable at the end of each of the next 5 years. What is the annual installment payable? (Rs 4,160,888) 2. If the interest rate is 13 percent, what is the doubling period as per the rule of 69? (5.66 years) 3. Suppose you deposit Rs.200,000 with an investment company which pays 12 percent interest with compounding done once in every two months, how much will this deposit grow to in 10 years? (Rs 656200) 4. You can save Rs.5,000 a year for 3 years, and Rs.7,000 a year for 7 years thereafter. What will these savings cumulate to at the end of 10 years, if the rate of interest is 8 percent? (Rs 90281) 5. You plan to go abroad for higher studies after working for the next five years and understand that an amount of Rs.2,000,000 will be needed for this purpose at that time. You have decided to accumulate this amount by investing a fixed amount at the end of each year in a safe scheme offering a rate of interest at 10 percent. What amount should you invest every year to achieve the target amount? (Rs. 327,600) 6. At the time of his retirement, Rahul is given a choice between two alternatives: (a) an annual pension of Rs120,000 as long as he lives, and (b) a lump sum amount of Rs.1,000,000. If Rahul expects to live for 20 years and the interest rate is expected to be 10 percent throughout , which option appears more attractive. (Rs.1, 021,680 Rahul will be better off with the annual pension amount of Rs.120,000)
7. A leading bank has chosen you as the winner of its quiz
competition and asked you to choose from one of the following alternatives for the prize: (a) Rs. 60,000 in cash immediately or (b) an annual payment of Rs. 10,000 for the next 10 years. If the interest rate you can look forward to for a safe investment is 9 percent, which option would you choose? (Rs.64, 180 The annual payment option would be the better alternative) 8. Ravikiran deposits Rs.500,000 in a bank now. The interest rate is 9 percent and compounding is done quarterly. What will the deposit grow to after 5 years? (Rs.780,250) 9. What is the present value of Rs.120, 000 receivable annually for 20 years if the first receipt occurs after 8 years and the discount rate is 12 percent. (Rs 405,119) 10. Mr. Ganapathi will retire from service in five years .How much should he deposit now to earn an annual income of Rs.240,000 forever starting from the end of 6 years from now ? The deposit earns 12 percent per year. (Rs 1,134,000)