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Exercise n. 1                                                    exact time = the year is based on 365 days /  ordinary time = the year is based on 360 days

Mary Ellen has a bill of exchange (cambiale) with a face value (valore nominale) of € 3,500, a term of 180 days, and a 14% discount rate. Find the discount proceeding the bill today (use the exact simple discount) 

  € 241.64
  € 258.36
  € 234.67
  € 245.00

Find the proceeds (PV) 

  € 234.67
  € 3,255.00
  € 3,258.36
  € 5,178

Exercise n. 2  

A debt (debito) of € 2,000 with a simple annual discount rate of 14% was made on May 10 and was due on August 14. Find the discount using ordinary time if the debtor would pay on June 14. 

 
  € 47.44
  € 46.03
  € 46.67
  € 46.79

Exercise n. 3  

Find the discount on € 2,350 for six months if the discount rate is 7.2%. 

 
  € 8.46
  € 84.60
  € 169.20
  € 42.30


Exercise n. 4

Find the proceeds on a  draft (cambiale tratta) of € 3,200 at 8% exact time. It was issued on March 18, due November 13 and sold to a bank on June 13. 

  € 3,368.33
  € 3,092.69
  € 3,167.91
  € 2,999.58

Exercise n. 5     Complete each line of the following table:

SIMPLE DISCOUNT

Future Value Rate Time Discount
€ 450 6% 2 years  
  4% 2 months € 6.00
€ 1,200 8% 6 months  
€ 9,400  

155 days (1)

€ 127.74

€ 6,000 6.8%

314 days (2)

 
€ 16.000 5.6%

(2)

€ 806.40

(1) calendar year (anno civile) 365 days per year (2) commercial year (anno commerciale) 360 days per year

Exercise n. 6

Fill in each blank of the following table:
1.  
future value    € 4,254
discount rate    5.50%
years   

4

simple discount    ________
2.  
future value    ________
discount rate    4.95%
months   

simple discount    € 859.22
3.  
future value    €6,457.20
discount rate   

13%

months   

11

simple discount    ________
4. 
future value    € 8,500
discount rate    3.80%
months   

________

simple discount    €161.50
5.  
future value    €2,400.00
discount rate   

4%

days (360)   

60

present value    ________
6.  
future value €7,500.00
discount rate   

9.00 %

days (365)   

________

simple discount    € 277.40