Unit 2 Flashcards
The goal of finance
Maximize the decider’s wealth
An investment is worth undertaking if it is expected that our wealth will increase as a result of the investment
True
To determine if an investment contributes to the increase of wealth, we compare which 2 figures?
The price of investment
The value of the investment
The price of the investment
The amount of money we need to pay upfront to undertake the investment
The value of the investment is …
the exact worth of the investment
Price
What you need to collect
What you actually paid for the investment
Value
What you think would be a fair price for the investment
What you think the investment is actually worth
The maximum amount of money an investor is willing to pay for an asset at a given moment in time
If we know the price and value of an investment, it will be easy to make the right decision
True
If price > value, the investment is:
a. good
b. bad
Bad because you pay more than you receive.
You lose money.
If price = value, the investment is:
a. good
b. bad
c. the same
C. The same
You pay the same amount that you receive.
If price < value, the investment is:
a. good
b. bad
c. the same
A. Good
You receive more than you pay so you gain money.
We are looking for opportunities where we …
pay less than the value of the company.
We find out the price by …
looking at the market or asking the seller of the asset.
We find out the value by …
calculating the future cash flows.
The value of money …
changes over time.
15 euros now is worth __________ than 15 euros in the future.
more
Why does the value of money change over time?
- Opportunity cost
2. Risk
What is opportunity cost?
To receive money in the future is to lose an opportunity to buy/invest and increase your wealth now
If you receive 1000 euros today, you can deposit it in the bank at an interest rate of 1% and get back 1,010 euros in a year. But, if you receive that same 1000 euros in a year, you will receive ______ euros.
Therefore, you have _______ the opportunity of ______ 10 euros.
This is an example of __________.
If you receive 1000 euros today, you can deposit it in the bank at an interest rate of 1% and get back 1,010 euros in a year. But, if you receive that same 1000 euros in a year, you will receive 1000 euros.
Therefore, you have lost the opportunity of gaining 10 euros.
This is an example of opportunity cost .
In finance, people are seen as _________
risk averse
Risk averse means
that you prefer certain outcomes to uncertain outcomes.
Since people are risk-averse, even if the opportunity cost is 0, it would be preferable to ___________ instead of ________ because ________.
get the money right now
in the future
if you get the money now, you have money, but if you get the money in the future, you only have the promise of money and the risk of that promise being broken.
What risks justify the time value of money?
- Solvency
- Inflation
- Interest
What is solvency risk?
When the person who must make the payment can’t pay because they don’t have any money
What is inflation risk?
When you can buy less things now with the same amount of money as before because the price of goods and services went up.
What is interest risk?
When you have undertaken an investment and you find another investment that would have been better to undertake, but you can’t undertake the second investment because you have already undertaken the first
Since the value of money changes overtime, any value we estimate must be associated with a specific amount
True
Capital
the sum of money in a given moment in time
Ct
the moment at which a sum is collected/paid
Timeline
the tool used to identify the timing of a capital
Future value
how much a sum of money is worth in the future
Ct > C0 means that the value of money …
increases with time through accumulation
You can’t simply add, subtract or multiply capital because ….
the time value of money is always there.
I(t) is
the interest in $$$$
I(t) =
Ct - C0
future value - present value
Accumulating means
calculating the future value of a given capital
move from beginning to end
Value in the future > value today means that we have
inflation
Present value of capital
the current value of a future sum
Discounting
calculating the present value of a given capital
move from end to the beginning
i
rate of interest
i =
i = I1/C0 i = interest generated/initial capital
i =
i = (C1 - C0)/C0
d
rate of discount
d =
d = I1/C1 d = interest generated/final capital
d =
d = (C1 - C0)/C1
Simple interest
C0*i
C0 = 1000 euros i = 2% t = 3 yrs
The simple interest after 3 years is ______
The final value of the capital after 3 years is _________
C0 * i * t = I
C3 = C0 + I