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Personal Financial Planning 2nd Edition Altfest Test Bank
Personal Financial Planning 2nd Edition Altfest Test Bank
Personal Financial Planning 2nd Edition Altfest Test Bank
Answer: a
2. Which of the following is never used as an alternative name for real assets?
a. Tangible assets.
b. Physical assets.
c. Hard assets.
d. All of the above are alternative names.
e. Only a and c are alternative names.
Answer: d
a. Real assets generally decline in value over time while financial assets often
maintain or increase in value over time.
b. Financial assets generally decline in value over time while real assets often
maintain or increase in value over time.
c. Real assets are generally used in the household currently while financial assets
may be reserved for future use.
d. Both b and c.
e. Both a and c.
Answer: e
Answer: b
a. Real estate.
b. Durable goods.
c. Financial.
d. All of the above.
e. Both a and c.
Answer: c
6. Under which of the following are decisions are made by looking at the investment’s
risk and return characteristics on a stand-alone basis?
Answer: a
Answer: b
Answer: b
a. (Sum of Future Cash Flows / Discount Rate) – Cash Outflow in Current Period.
b. Present Value of Future Cash Inflows – Cash Outflow in Current Period.
c. (Sum of Future Cash Flows / Discount Rate) + Cash Outflow in Current Period.
d. Either a and b.
e. Both b and c.
Answer: d.
10. Which of the following would cause the Profitability Index to be higher?
a. Higher NPV.
b. Higher Cost.
c. Lower NPV
d. Both a and b.
e. Both b and c.
Answer: a
11. Project A has NPV of $45 million while project B has NPV of $54.5 million. If the
cost of project A is $33 million and the cost of project B is $22 million, which project
should be chosen if only one can be chosen?
a. Project A.
b. Project B.
c. Neither.
d. Both.
e. Answer varies, depending on inflation.
Answer: b
Answer: c
13. Which of the following is a major difference between IRR and NPV?
a. NPV assumes that cash flows from projects are invested at the required rate of
return while IRR assumes they are reinvested at the rate of return of that particular
project.
b. IRR assumes that cash flows from projects are invested at the required rate of
return while NPV assumes they are reinvested at the rate of return of that
particular project.
c. NPV also gives multiple answers under some circumstances.
d. Both a and b.
e. Both b and c.
Answer: a
Answer: c
Answer: d
16. Which of the following is not a major factor when deciding to change automobiles?
a. State of current car.
b. Existing finances.
c. Current car promotion.
d. Attractiveness of new car.
e. All of the above are major factors.
Answer: e
a. It is a resource that reflects the current value of all our future earnings.
b. It is a nonmarketable asset.
c. It is often rented to an employer for a period of time.
d. All of the above are applicable to human assets.
e. A and c are applicable to human assets.
Answer: d
18. Which of the following is the principal purpose of purchasing durable goods?
Answer: a
a. The lessor may absorb the risk of technological or fashion obsolescence or large
unforeseen expenditures on the asset.
b. The lessor is sometimes able to develop efficiencies in specializing in that asset.
c. The business owner may receive tax benefits that the lessor will not.
d. All of the above are economic reasons for leasing.
e. None of the above is an economic reason for leasing.
Answer: d
20. Is leasing presented as a liability on the household’s balance sheet?
a. Yes.
b. No.
c. No, unless the household is attempting to qualify for a new loan.
d. Yes, unless the household is attempting to qualify for a new loan.
e. None of the above.
Answer: b
21. Which of the following factors makes auto leasing less attractive than ownership?
Answer: e
a. Sports.
b. Traveling.
c. Childcare.
d. Both a and b.
e. Both b and c.
Answer: d
Essay Questions
23. Vashti has a suburban home within walking distance of the railroad. She commutes to
work in the city at a cost of $366.50 a month. She also rents a car every weekend,
which costs $450 a month including insurance and fuel. She is considering
purchasing a new car for cash to replace commuting and rental costs. It would cost
$22,000, get 31 miles per gallon, and have an estimated resale value of $8,000 after
five years. After buying this car, Vashti would drive 20,000 miles per year and have
maintenance and repairs of $1,400 per year, insurance of $1,500 per year, and fuel
costs of $2.5 per gallon. Assume that all costs occur at the end of the year and that she
sells the car at the end of the fifth year. If Vashti’s discount rate is 7 percent after tax,
CF
Enter initial cash outflow 22,000 CHS g CFo 22,000 +/− ENTER ↓
17.5% 17.5%
The return for this capital expenditure is 17.5% much greater than the required 7%
24. Adina, age 32, is a married architect with one child. Her salary has reached a plateau
at $85,000 a year. She believes that if she pursues an MBA degree full-time, she
would move into a managerial position and her salary would rise by $60,000 a year.
Adina wants to maintain her current lifestyle, which already generates substantial
yearly cash savings and accumulate the capital to leave to her son. Her MBA course
money to qualify for a new position, she would not be eligible for any tax benefits.
Assume that Adina pays one-third of her salary in taxes and her tax bracket will remain
unchanged after the raise, that she can earn 6 percent after taxes on investments with a
similar risk to her job, and that she plans to retire at age 65. Furthermore, assume that all
salary and schooling payments are made in a lump sum at the beginning of each year.
What is her rate of return on this investment? Should she pursue an MBA? If so, what
will be the value of her human capital, assuming a calculation that incorporates salary
forgone and her extra salary from obtaining her MBA upon graduation.
= $60,000 × (1 − 0.3333)
Numbers of years of gain = Retirement age – (Current age + Full-time MBA study)
= 65 – (32 + 2)
= 31 years
= $85,000 × (1 − 0.33)
= $52,000 + $56,667
CF
ENTER ↓
ENTER ↓ ↓
16.8% 16.8%
Because that rate exceeds Adina’s rate of return on marketable investments of 6 percent,
she
should pursue the MBA. The value of her human capital would be
= $145,000
= $96,667
CF
ENTER ↓
ENTER ↓ ↓
ENTER ↓
ENTER ↓
ENTER ↓
1,059,084 1,059,084
Value of human capital = $1,059,084