APPENDIX C: PROBLEM MATERIAL ESSAY. Write your answer in the space provided or on a separate sheet of paper. 1) Listed below are ten terms followed by a list of phrases that describe or characterize five of the terms. Match each phrase with the best term placing the letter designating the term in the space provided. Terms: a. Annuity b. Future value of a single amount c. Discount rate d. Future value of an annuity e. Interest f. Compound interest g. Present value of a single amount h. Time value of money i. Simple interest j. Present value of an annuity Phrases: _____ A dollar now is worth more than a dollar later. _____ Cash payments of equal amounts over time periods of equal length. _____ Accumulation of a series of equal payments. _____ Interest earned on the initial investment and on previous interest. _____ Accumulation of an amount with interest. Version 1 2 2) Listed below are ten terms followed by a list of phrases that describe or characterize five of the terms. Match each phrase with the best term placing the letter designating the term in the space provided. Terms: a. Annuity b. Future value of a single amount c. Discount rate d. Future value of an annuity e. Interest f. Compound interest g. Present value of a single amount h. Simple interest i. Present value of an annuity Phrases: _____ Amount today equivalent to a specified future amount. _____ The rate at which future dollars are equal to current dollars. _____ Interest earned on the initial investment only. _____ The factor that causes money today to be worth more than the same amount in the future. _____ Current worth of a series of equal payments received in the future. 3) Compute the future value of the following invested amounts at the specified periods and interest rates: Item Invested Amount Interest Rate Number of Periods a. $27,000 9b. $37,000 6\. $17,000 11% 1