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Problem:
Find the periodic payments PMT necessary to accumulate $40,000 in a sinking fund that pays 7% per year, with monthly payments for 5 years (assume monthly compounding).

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Can someone please help me! I don't understand thank you!
Problem:
Find the periodic payments PMT necessary to accumulate $40,000 in a sinking fund that pays 7% per year, with monthly payments for 5 years (assume monthly compounding).
The formula for the PAYMENT, per period, to an ORDINARY ANNUITY should be used.
This is EITHER: OR , where:
= Monthly Payment (Unknown, in this case)
= The future value in the amount of time (years), or the amount that will be available then ($40,000, in this case)
= Interest rate, per year (7%, or .07, in this case)
= Number of compounding periods per year (monthly, or 12, in this case)
= Time, in years, the money is invested (5, in this case)
Each MONTHLY payment or
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