1. A business acquaintance promises to deliver a $20 bill to you one year from today. How much should you be willing to pay today for this promise? More than $20 Exactly $20 Less than $20 2. What is the present value of $1,000 received three years from today if interest rates are currently 6 percent? $943.40 $839.62 $1,191.02 $1,000.00 3. What is the interest rate on a three-year investment with a future value of $1000 and a present value of $863.84?

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Annuity payments are assumed to come at the end of each payment period (termed an ordinary annuity). however, an exception occurs when the annuity payments come at the beginning of each period (termed an annuity due). what is the future value of a 13-year annuity of $2,800 per period where payments come at the beginning of each period? the interest rate is 9 percent. use appendix c for an approximate answer, but calculate your final answer using the formula and financial calculator methods. to find the future value of an annuity due when using the appendix tables, add 1 to n and subtract 1 from the tabular value. for example, to find the future value of a $100 payment at the beginning of each period for five periods at 10 percent, go to appendix c for n = 6 and i = 10 percent. look up the value of 7.716 and subtract 1 from it for an answer of 6.716 or $671.60 ($100 × 6.716)

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