Use the Following Table to Answer the Question

question 67

Multiple Choice

Use the following table to answer the question :

-Assuming that the average duration of its assets is five years,while the average duration of its liabilities is three years,then a 5 percentage point increase in interest rates will cause the net worth of First National to decline by ________ of the total original asset value.

• A)5 percent
• B)10 percent
• C)15 percent
• D)25 percent

Evaluate different investment projects using net present value criteria.

Determine the internal rate of return for an investment.

Understand the role of compound interest rates in determining the present value.

Analyze the financial viability of capital investment proposals through net present value analysis.

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