If You Are Saving for a Plane Ticket for a Future

question 144

Multiple Choice

If you are saving for a plane ticket for a future vacation and you deposit $200 today, followed by $250 at the end of the first year, and a $300 deposit at the end of the second year, what will the future value of your deposits be in 3 years if the interest rates are 5%?

• A) $750
• B) $822.15
• C) $787.5
• D) None of the above

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Definitions:

M&M Proposition II

Part of the Modigliani-Miller theorem on capital structure, stating that the cost of equity increases with higher levels of debt, as a consequence of the increased risk taken by equity holders.

Cost of Equity

The compensation that investors demand for bearing the risk of owning stock, usually reflected by earnings or dividend growth expectations.

Required Rate of Return

The minimum annual percentage earned by an investment that will induce individuals or companies to put money into a particular security or project.

M&M Proposition II

Part of the Modigliani-Miller theorem stating that a company's cost of equity increases as its level of debt increases, due to the higher risk of default.