Chapter 3

Cards (24)

  • relationship between time and money that a peso received today is worth more than a peso promised at some time in the future
  • money today can be invested and potentially grow into a larger amount in the future
  • interest
    payment for the use of money
  • interest
    excess cash received or repaid over and above the amount lent or borrowed
  • risk of default
    level of credit risk or risk of nonpayment
  • market rate of interest
    prevailing interest rate in the market or in a business environment
  • principal
    the amount borrowed or invested
  • interest rate
    percentage of the outstanding principal
  • outstanding principal
    remaining balance, amount of not yet been paid or settled
  • time
    number of years of fractional portion of a year that the principal is outstanding
  • simple interest
    compute on the amount of the principal only
  • fixed interest
    only basis is the initial investment
  • simple interest
    usually applies only on short term investments and debts that involves a time span of 1 year or less
  • compound interest
    computes not only the principal but also the interest earned to date on that principal, assuming the interest is left on deposit
  • reinvestment of interest
    earning interest on interest
  • interest is earned in two components
    1. interest based on the original principal
    2. interest is earned based on the accumulated interest
  • rate of interest
    an annual rate that must be adjusted to reflect the length of the compounding period if less than one year
  • compounding periods
    are the time intervals between when interest is added to account
  • number of time periods

    number of compounding periods, may be equal or less than a year
  • future value
    the value at a future date of given sum/s invested assuming compound interest
  • present value

    the value no of a future sum/s discounted assuming compound interest
  • compounding
    moves forward in time using a process that we call accumulation
  • discounting
    moves backward in time using a process
  • discorporate
    the interest rate in present value situation