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SOA北美精算师真题精选November2001Course2（*9堂课）

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　　有请来自备战北美精算师的莘莘学子们进来看看SOA北美精算师真题精选November2001Course2（*9堂课），也请大家加强自身的课堂笔记。
　　Interest Theory, Economics and Finance

　　Society of Actuaries/Casualty Actuarial Society

　　Course 2, November 2001 2

　　1. Ernie makes deposits of 100 at time 0, and X at time 3 . The fund grows at a force of

　　interest

　　2

　　100 t

　　? = t , t0 .

　　The amount of interest earned from time 3 to time 6 is X.

　　Calculate X.

　　(A) 385

　　(B) 485

　　(C) 585

　　(D) 685

　　(E) 785

　　Course 2, November 2001 3

　　2. The production of a good requires two inputs, labor and capital. At its current level of

　　daily output, a competitive firm employs 100 machine hours of capital and 200 labor

　　hours. The marginal product of machine hours is 10 units. The marginal product of labor

　　hours is 5 units. The rental rate, or .price,. of capital is 20 per machine hour.

　　If the firm minimizes its costs, what is the hourly wage rate?

　　(A) 2.5

　　(B) 5.0

　　(C) 10.0

　　(D) 20.0

　　(E) 40.0

　　Course 2, November 2001 4

　　3. Last year, a country’s output increased 2.6%. The country.s capital stock increased 4.0%

　　while its labor hours increased 2.0%. The labor share of total income was 70%.

　　What was the country.s total factor productivity growth last year?

　　(A) .0.8

　　(B) 0.0

　　(C) 2.3

　　(D) 5.2

　　(E) 6.0

　　Course 2, November 2001 5

　　4. Consider a project lasting one year. The initial outlay is 100,000 at the beginning of the

　　year and the expected inflow is 120,000 at the end of the year. The opportunity cost of

　　capital for the project is 20%, the borrowing rate is 8%, and the marginal tax rate is 35%.

　　Calculate the adjusted present value if the company borrows 54% of the project.s

　　required investment.

　　(A) 800

　　(B) 1260

　　(C) 1400

　　(D) 3150

　　(E) 3500

　　Course 2, November 2001 6

　　5. Mike buys a perpetuity-immediate with varying annual payments. During the first 5

　　years, the payment is constant and equal to 10 . Beginning in year 6, the payments start

　　to increase. For year 6 and all future years, the current year.s payment is K% larger than

　　the previous year.s payment.

　　At an annual effective interest rate of 9.2%, the perpetuity has a present value of 167.50 .

　　Calculate K, given K9.2 .

　　(A) 4.0

　　(B) 4.2

　　(C) 4.4

　　(D) 4.6

　　(E) 4.8

　　Course 2, November 2001 7

　　6. A 10-year loan of 2000 is to be repaid with payments at the end of each year.

　　It can be repaid under the following two options:

　　(i) Equal annual payments at an annual effective rate of 8.07% .

　　(ii) Installments of 200 each year plus interest on the unpaid balance

　　at an annual effective rate of i .

　　The sum of the payments under option (i) equals the sum of the payments under

　　option (ii) .

　　Determine i .

　　(A) 8.75%

　　(B) 9.00%

　　(C) 9.25%

　　(D) 9.50%

　　(E) 9.75%

　　Course 2, November 2001 8

　　7. The demand curve for Product X is steep, whereas the demand curve for Product Y is almost flat.

　　The supply curves for the two products are identical. Equilibrium price and quantity are the

　　same for the two products. Consider a 5% excise tax on both products.

　　Which of the following statements about the impact of the tax is FALSE?

　　(A) Equilibrium quantity will decrease less for Product X than for Product Y .

　　(B) Consumers face a larger price increase for Product X than for Product Y .

　　(C) The tax burden experienced by producers is larger for Product Y than for Product X .

　　(D) The government collects more taxes from Product Y than from Product X .

　　(E) In each market, the economic incidence of the tax would be the same if the 5%

　　excise tax were replaced by a 5% sales tax.

　　Course 2, November 2001 9

　　8. A corporation is considering an investment in one of two potential projects. Each project

　　requires an initial investment of 5000 .

　　Project X will produce cash flows of 300 at the end of each 6-month period. The cash

　　flows are expected to continue forever. The first cash flow is expected 6 months after the

　　initial investment.

　　Project Y will have a single cash flow of Z, which will be received exactly 5 years after

　　the initial investment.

　　The IRR on both projects is the same.

　　Calculate the profitability index on Project Y, using an annual effective interest rate of

　　10% .

　　(A) 8.5%

　　(B) 9.4%

　　(C) 10.3%

　　(D) 11.2%

　　(E) 12.1%

　　Course 2, November 2001 10

　　9. A loan is amortized over five years with monthly payments at a nominal interest rate of

　　9% compounded monthly. The first payment is 1000 and is to be paid one month from

　　the date of the loan. Each succeeding monthly payment will be 2% lower than the prior

　　payment.

　　Calculate the outstanding loan balance immediately after the 40th payment is made.

　　(A) 6751

　　(B) 6889

　　(C) 6941

　　(D) 7030

　　(E) 7344

　　Course 2, November 2001 11

　　10. Five self-interested colleagues are dining together at a restaurant where desserts cost 5.0

　　each. If dining alone, one of the colleagues would be willing to pay 3.5 for a dessert.

　　Two of the colleagues would be willing to pay 4.5 for a dessert while the other two would

　　be willing to pay 5.5 . The restaurant will not give individual checks, so the colleagues

　　have agreed to split the bill evenly.

　　If the five colleagues each act out of their own self-interest, how many desserts will be

　　ordered?

　　(A) 0

　　(B) 2

　　(C) 3

　　(D) 4

　　(E) 5

　　Course 2, November 2001 12
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