Buying and Selling Stock — Unit test Answers

Pierce wishes to purchase a municipal bond with a par value of $500 from Chattahoochee County, and he is trying to decide which broker he should employ to purchase the bond. Broker A charges a 3.1% commission on the market value of each bond sold. Broker B charges a flat $24 for each bond sold. If the bond has a market rate of 88.754, which broker will give Pierce the better deal, and by how much?

Mark has invested in Evu Confectioners. He owns 220 shares of stock in Evu Confectioners, with each share costing him $14.79 apiece but paying a yearly dividend of $2.03. Mark also owns three par value $500 bonds from Evu Confectioners, each of which had a market value of 93.630 and which pay 8.8% interest. If Mark’s broker charges a commission of $55 per ten shares of stock bought or sold and a commission of 3% of the market value of each bond bought or sold, which aspect of Mark’s investment in Evu Confectioners has the greater percent yield, and how much greater is it?

Determine the amount needed such that when it comes time for retirement, an individual can make monthly withdraws in the amount of $2,154 for 30 years from an account paying 5.1% compounded monthly. Round your answer to the nearest cent.

Bonds from the city of Tavel Gorge worth $1,000 each are selling at 110.611. If Sean wishes to purchase three such bonds, how much can he expect to pay?

Which of the following retirement plans places a maximum amount that an individual can contribute to the fund in a given year at $5,000?

In the table below, we are given two annuity plans, A and B, and the amount invested into each plan every month. Given this information, determine which of the two investments is an ordinary annuity, and the amount invested over a 12 month period.

Solve the problem. Round to the nearest cent.Stan’s savings account has a balance of $2257. After 5 years, what will the amount of interest be at 10% compounded quarterly?

Suppose that a family wants to start a college fund for their child. If they can get a rate of 5.2%, compounded monthly, and want the fund to have a value of $55,500 after 20 years, how much should they deposit monthly? Assume an ordinary annuity and round to the nearest cent.

Rochelle invests in 500 shares of stock in the fund shown below.Name of FundNAVOffer PriceHAT Mid-Cap$18.94$19.14Rochelle plans to sell all of her shares when she can profit $6,250. What must the net asset value be in order for Rochelle to sell?

Trent is 25 years old and works for a company that matches his 401(k) contribution up to 5%. The interest rate for his 401(k) is 7.3%. If he puts away 10% of his $32,000 salary every year, what would the total of his 401(k) be in 10 years? Round your answer to the nearest cent.

Tami would like to withdraw $10,364.10 at the end of each year, for 10 years, from an account paying 2.3% compounded annually. Determine the amount needed in the account for Tami to do this. Round to the nearest cent.

Rank the following kinds of bonds in order from least secure to most secure: Municipal, Corporate, Treasury

Use the information in the table below to answer the following question.Name of FundNAVOffer PriceUpton Group$18.47$18.96Green Energy$17.29$18.01TJH Small-Cap$18.43$19.05WHI Health$20.96NLFor which of the funds shown would you pay the most commission on the purchase of 100 shares?

Ana is retiring next year from the school that she has taught at for the last 25 years. Her pension pays a monthly salary of $1,562.32. She also receives a monthly income from an IRA that she has made regular monthly payments, in the amount of $230.32, for the last 15 years. If Ana plans on using her pension and the funds from her IRA as her primary source of income for the next 10 years, determine Ana’s monthly income given that her IRA compounds interest at 2.3% monthly. Round to the nearest cent.

Drew has invested in Iwad Records. He owns three par value $1,000 bonds from them, which are currently selling for 99.773. He also owns 600 shares of Iwad Records stock, the current value of which is $5.28 per share. If, when Drew made his investment, Iwad Records bonds had a market price of 94.561 and stock in the same company sold for $5.00 per share, which investment has increased in value more, and by how much? (HINT: difference/original)

Ethan is planning for his retirement. He has narrowed it down to two investment options. The first is an IRA where monthly payments are made, in the amount of $416.66, for 30 years. The second is a Roth IRA where annual payments are made, in the amount of $5000, for 30 years. If both compound interest at a rate of 2.5%, determine which account will yield the largest future value for Ethan, and how much greater that value will be than that of the other account. Round your final answer to the nearest cent.

Ron is 30 years old and is retiring at the age of 65. When he retires, he will need a monthly income of $1,270 for 10 years. If Ron contributes 5% of his monthly income to a 401(k) paying 2.75% compounded monthly, will he reach his goal for retirement given that his monthly income is $1,571.12? If he does not make his goal then state by what amount he will need to supplement his income. Round all answers to the nearest cent.

What is risk, as pertains to investing?

Why would a Roth 401(k) investment plan allow you to invest the most amount of money?

Jamie is 22 years old and works for a company that matches her 401(k) contribution up to 3%. The interest rate for her 401(k) is 8%. If she puts away 9.5% of her $41,000 salary every year, how much would she have saved in 10 years? Round your answer to the nearest cent.