B.Com. (Hons.) IInd Year
Business Mathematics, Section A and H Asha Rani
Questions for Ordinary Annuity
Ques:1. At six-month interval, A deposited ₹2000 in a saving account which
credit interest at 10% p.a. compounded semi-annually. The first deposit was made
when A’ s son was six-month-old and the last deposit was made when his son
was 8 years old. The money remained in the account and was presented to the son
on his 10
th
birthday. How much did he receive?
Ques:2. An annuity of ₹500 p.a. is flowing continuously for 10 years. Find its
future value if the rate of interest is 10% compounded continuously.
Ques:3. Mr. X deposits in his son’s account ₹1000 times his son age at the end
of each birthday. Find the balance accumulated at the 10
th
birthday, if the rate of
interest is 10% p.a. compounded annually.
Ques:4. A man requires ₹ 2, 00,000 to purchase a house after 5 years. He has an
opportunity to invest the fund in an account which can earn 6% p.a. compounded
quarterly. Find how much be deposited at the end of each quarter so as to have
the required amount at the end of 5 years.
Ques:5. Mr. X purchases a house for ₹2, 00,000. He agrees to pay for the house
in 5 equal installments at the end of each year. If the money is worth 5% p.a.
effective, what would be size of each investment? In case X makes a down
payment of ₹50, 000 what would be the size of each installment?
Ques:6. What should be the monthly sales volume of a company if it desires to
earn 12% annual returns convertible monthly on its investment of ₹ 2,00,000?
Monthly costs are ₹3, 000. The investment will have eight-year life with no scrap
value?
Ques:7. Mr. X sells his old car for ₹ 100,000 to buy a new one costing ₹ 2,58,000.
He pays ₹ x cash and balance by payment of ₹7000 at the end of each mount for
18 months. If the rate of interest is 9% compounded monthly, find x.
Ques:8. Find the capital value of a uniform income stream of ₹ R per year for m
years, reckoning interest continuously at 100r% per year. What will be the result
if income is forever?
Ques:9. According to an investment proposal, an initial investment of ₹ 1,00,000
is expected to yield a uniform income stream of ₹ 10,000 p.a. if the money is
worth 8% p.a. compounded continuously, what is the expected payback period,
i.e. after what time, the initial investment will be recovered?
Ques:10. If the present value and amount of an ordinary annuity of ₹1 p.a. for n
years are ₹8.1109 and ₹12.0061 respectively, Find the rate of interest and the
value of n without consulting the compound interest table.