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Financial mathematics (HSC Maths Standard 2) quiz

10 questions. Pick an answer and you'll see why right away. Options are shuffled each attempt, and the review at the end links each missed question to the dot point to revise.

  1. Using FV=PV(1+r)nFV = PV(1 + r)^n, the future value of 80008000 dollars invested at 4%4\% per annum compounded annually for 66 years is closest to:

  2. A 55-year loan compounds quarterly at 8%8\% per annum. What is the per-period rate rr and the number of periods nn?

  3. A machine costing 24,00024{,}000 dollars depreciates by the declining-balance method at 20%20\% per annum. Using V=P(1−r)nV = P(1 - r)^n, its book value after 44 years is:

  4. A new vehicle costs 56,00056{,}000 dollars and depreciates by straight-line at 60006000 dollars per year. Using V=P−DnV = P - Dn, its value at the end of year 55 is:

  5. The CPI was 114.8114.8 in June 2019 and 138.8138.8 in June 2024. The average annual inflation rate over the 55 years, using (CPI2CPI1)1/n−1\left(\frac{CPI_2}{CPI_1}\right)^{1/n} - 1, is closest to:

  6. Sam pays 300300 dollars at the end of each month into an account earning 4.8%4.8\% per annum compounded monthly for 1010 years. Using FV=M[(1+r)n−1r]FV = M\left[\frac{(1 + r)^n - 1}{r}\right] with r=0.004r = 0.004 and n=120n = 120, the future value is closest to:

  7. A first-home buyer wants 120,000120{,}000 dollars in 55 years from an account paying 4.5%4.5\% per annum compounded monthly. Using PV=FV(1+r)nPV = \frac{FV}{(1 + r)^n} with r=0.00375r = 0.00375 and n=60n = 60, the lump sum needed today is closest to:

  8. A 400,000400{,}000-dollar home loan is taken at 6%6\% per annum compounded monthly over 2525 years. Using M=Pr1−(1+r)−nM = \frac{Pr}{1 - (1 + r)^{-n}} with r=0.005r = 0.005 and n=300n = 300, the monthly repayment is closest to:

  9. A bank share trades at 9898 dollars and pays an annual dividend of 4.804.80 dollars per share. Its dividend yield, found by dividend per shareshare price×100%\frac{\text{dividend per share}}{\text{share price}} \times 100\%, is closest to:

  10. A loan of 15,00015{,}000 dollars is repaid monthly at 300300 dollars with r=0.0412r = \frac{0.04}{12}. Using Bn=Bn−1(1+r)−MB_n = B_{n-1}(1 + r) - M, the balance immediately after the first repayment is closest to:

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