Which of the following statements are correct about the compound annual growth rate (CAGR)?

(A) CAGR is calculated by using the final and beginning value of an investment.

(B) CAGR is compounded annual return of an investment.

(C) CAGR describes the effect of compounding.

(D) CAGR can be used to demonstrate and compare the performance of investment advisors.

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

A father has setup a sinking fund in order to have ₹ 2,40,000 after 10 years for his daughter's marriage. How much amount should he set aside bi-annually into an account paying 5% per annum compounded half-yearly?

[given : $(1.025)^{20}\approx 1.6$]

At what rate of interest will the present value of a perpetuity of ₹10000 payable at the end of every six months be ₹200,000?

A company has issued a bond of face value ₹ 90,000 carrying an annual dividend of 7% and maturing in 15 years. If the prevailing market rate of interest is 9% , the value of bond redeemed at par is: (given $(1.09)^{-15} \approx 0.3$)

Ram had invested Rs. 15,000 in a mutual fund and the value of the investment at the time of redemption was Rs. 25,000. If the compound annual growth rate (CAGR) is 8.88%, then the number of years for which Ram has invested the amount is:

[Given: $\log 1.089 \approx 0.0370$ and $\log 1.667 \approx 0.2220$]

A person invested ₹ 10000 in a stock of a company for 6 years. The value of his investment at the end of each year is given in the following table:

The compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of his investment is:

[Given $(1.4)^{1/6} = 1.058$]

A piece of machinery is bought for Rs. 50,000. In the first year, it depreciates by 15%, and in each subsequent year, the depreciation rate increases by 5% from the previous year. The value of machinery after 3 years will be: