Jack is a 40-year-old construction worker. He makes $33,500 per year. He only saves 5 percent of his salary per year since it is all he feels he can afford. His friend Joe suggests that he invest his money conservatively so that it won’t lose as much value if the market takes a nosedive. His other friend Jim thinks that investing aggressively with high risk is the way to go since Jack has several years to work to make up for any losses. What do you suggest to Jack? Why?

Jack is a 40-year-old construction worker. He makes $33,500 per year. He only saves 5 percent of his salary per year since it is all he feels he can afford. His friend Joe suggests that he invest his money conservatively so that it won’t lose as much value if the market takes a nosedive. His other friend Jim thinks that investing aggressively with high risk is the way to go since Jack has several years to work to make up for any losses. What do you suggest to Jack? Why?

Practical Management Science

6th Edition

ISBN:9781337406659

Author:WINSTON, Wayne L.

Publisher:WINSTON, Wayne L.

Chapter2: Introduction To Spreadsheet Modeling

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 45P: A project does not necessarily have a unique IRR. (Refer to the previous problem for more...

See similar textbooks

Similar questions

Given that you have excess funds, where will you invest the funds and why? (The choices are time deposits, corporate bonds and stocks. Consider risk return trade off in your investment decision)
Perform the task below. Suppose you have savings in the bank that you want to invest in stocks and bonds instead of setting up in a new business. Write one to two paragraphs discussing what method you can use to make the investment and explain the reasons for your decision.
Faiza is thinking about opening a high-end fashion boutique in an affluent suburb of Minneapolis. She contacts an angel investor she knows has previously invested in this type of firm and asked if he would read her business plan. She received the following response from the angel investor: “I would be glad to read your plan. But you should know that when examining business plans for high-end fashion boutiques, the section I concentrate on with great intensity is called “The Economics of the Business.” Why do you think the angel investor concentrates on this particular section of a business plan when studying proposals to launch a highend fashion boutique? What specifically do you think the angel investor is interested in understanding when concentrating on this section?
A project does not necessarily have a unique IRR. (Refer to the previous problem for more information on IRR.) Show that a project with the following cash flows has two IRRs: year 1, 20; year 2, 82; year 3, 60; year 4, 2. (Note: It can be shown that if the cash flow of a project changes sign only once, the project is guaranteed to have a unique IRR.)
Über passes the following Tenets of investing as listed in the book 'The Warren Buffett Way'? 1. Business Tenets 2. Management Tenets 3. Financial Tenets 4. Market Tenets None of them 1 and 4 only O All of them 2 and 3 only 2 and 4 only
Scenario Your corporation has just approved an 8-year expansion plan to grow its market share. The plan requires an influx of cash in each of the 8 years. Management wants to develop a financial plan to ensure the cash needed for the expansion will be available at the beginning of each of the 8 years. The corporation has the following investment options: Security Price per unit Return Rate (%) Years to Maturity 1 $1,200 10.255 5 2 $1,000 6.7550 6 3 $1,175 12.110 7 Savings Account 5.500 Each unit of security 1, 2, and 3 guarantees to pay $1,000 at maturity. Investments in these securities must take place only at the beginning of year 1 and will be held until maturity. Any funds not invested in securities will be invested in a savings account that pays the annual interest rates noted above. The following table summarizes the cash needs for the expansion plan for each of the 8 years: Year 1 = $250,000 Year 5 = $295,000…
Suppose you are 45 and have a $410,000 face amount, 15-year, limited-payment, participating policy (dividends will be used to build up the cash value of the policy). Your annual premium is $1,435. The cash value of the policy is expected to be $16,400 in 15 years. Using time value of money and assuming you could invest your money elsewhere for a 7 percent annual yield, calculate the net cost of insurance. Use (Exhibit 1-A, Exhibit 1-B, Exhibit 1-C, Exhibit 1-D)
Peter decides to open a large store that sells organic farm products, but he is unsure about how to obtain the funding he needs to get started. He calculates the start-up funding that he will need as $50,000. What type of funding would be appropriate for this type of business? What are the advantages and disadvantages of this type of funding?
On Monday, a certain stock closed at $10 per share. Before the stock market opens on Tuesday, you expect the stock to close at $9, $10, or $11 per share, with respective probabilities 0.3, 0.3, and 0.4. Looking ahead to Wednesday, you expect the stock to close 10 percent lower, unchanged, or 10 percent higher than Tuesday’s close, with the following probabilities. Tuesday's Close 10 Percent Lower Unchanged 10 Percent Higher $9 0.4 0.3 0.3 10 0.2 0.2 0.6 11 0.1 0.2 0.7 Early on Tuesday, you are directed to buy 100 shares of the stock before Thursday. All purchases are made at the end of the day, at the known closing price for that day, so your only options are to buy at the end of Tuesday or at the end of Wednesday. You wish to determine the optimal strategy for whether to buy on Tuesday or defer the purchase until Wednesday, given the Tuesday closing price, to minimize the expected purchase price. Develop and evaluate a decision tree. a-1. Determine the optimal…
You are saving for the college education of your two children. They aretwo years apart in age; one will begin college 15 years from today and the otherwill begin 17 years from today. You estimate your children’s college expenses to be$45,000 per year per child, payable at the beginning of each school year. The annualinterest rate is 7.5 percent. How much money must you deposit in an account eachyear to fund your children’s education? Your deposits begin one year from today.You will make your last deposit when your oldest child enters college. Assume fouryears of college.
True or False. According to Charlie Munger, the profitability in the reinsurance industry is depressed by the fact that many companies believe it to be an attractive business.
An annuity pays $25,000 semiannually (every 6 months) for 12 years. An alternative investment’s APR is 10% with quarterly compounding. What is the value of this annuity?