Ch 5 Accounting and the Time Value of Money Flashcards

1
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a series of payments or receipts that occur at equal intervals of time

an ________ requires the following:
1. periodic payments or receipts (called rents) of the same amount
2. the same-length interval between such rents
3. compounding of interest once each interval

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annuity

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2
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rent occurs at the beginning of each
period

alt def: each rent is payable at the beginning of the period

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annuity due

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3
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interest accrues on the unpaid interest of past periods as well as on the principal

alt def: the return on, or growth of, the principal for two or more time periods

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compound interest

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4
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an annuity in which the rents begin after a specified number of periods

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deferred annuity

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5
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reduces the amounts or values so that the present value is less than the future amount

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discounting

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6
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the return of annual interest rate compounded

with compounding, the _______ will always exceed the stated rate

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effective yield

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7
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an approach that uses a range of cash flows and incorporates the probabilities of those cash flows to provide a more relevant measurement of present value

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expected cash flow approach

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8
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aka stated and nominal rate

the interest rate written into the loan or investment contract

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face rate

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9
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value at a later date of a single sum that is invested at compound interest

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future value

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10
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the sum of all the rents plus the accumulated compound interest on the rents

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future value of an annuity

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11
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a percentage of the outstanding principal

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interest

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12
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aka the stated and face rate

the interest rate written into the loan or investment contract

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nominal rate

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13
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rent occurs at the end of each period

alt def: each rent is payable at the end of the period

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ordinary annuity

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14
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the value at an earlier date (usually now) of a given future sum discounted at compound interest

the value now (present time) of a future sum or sums discounted assuming compound interest

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present value

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15
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the amount borrowed or invested

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principal

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16
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the pure rate of return plus the expected inflation rate

“the FASB takes the position that after computing the expected cash flows, a company should discount those cash flows by the _______”

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risk-free rate of return

17
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interest on principal only, regardless of interest that may have accrued in the past

alt def: computed on the amount of the principal only, the return on (or growth of) the principal for one time period

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simple interest

18
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aka nominal and face rate

the interest rate written into the loan or investment contract

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stated rate

19
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a dollar received today is worth more than a dollar promised at some time in the future

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time value of money

20
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interest is usually expressed as an annual rate, but when the compounding period is shorter than one year, the interest rate for the shorter period must be determined

alt def: unless otherwise stated, an annual rate that must be adjusted to reflect the length of the compounding period if less than a year

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rate of interest

21
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the number of compounding periods (a period may be equal to or less than a year)

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number of time periods

22
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the value at a future date of a given sum or sums invested assuming compound interest

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future value

23
Q

the future value of $1 (or a single given sum), FV, at the end of n periods at i compound interest rate

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future value of 1

24
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the value at an earlier date (usually now) of a given future sum discounted at compound interest

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present value of 1

25
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the future value on the date of the last rent

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future value of an ordinary annuity

26
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the value now of $1 to be received or paid at the end of each period (rents) for n periods, discounted at i compound interest

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present value of an ordinary annuity

27
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the value now of $1 to be received or paid at the beginning of each period (rents) for n periods, discounted at i compound interest

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present value of an annuity due

28
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the present value (worth) of a series of rents discounted at compound interest; in other words, it is the sum when invested at compound interest that will permit a series of equal withdrawals at regular intervals

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present value of an annuity

29
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the future value one period after the date of the last rent

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future value of an annuity due

30
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the future value of a series of rents invested at compound interest; in other words, the accumulated total that results from a series of equal deposits at regular intervals invested at compound interest

both deposits and interest increase the accumulation

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future value of an annuity