SOLUTION: John wants to buy a new sports car, and he estimates that he'll need to make a $3,025.00 down payment towards his purchase. If he has 17 months to save up for the new car, how much
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Question 1138632: John wants to buy a new sports car, and he estimates that he'll need to make a $3,025.00 down payment towards his purchase. If he has 17 months to save up for the new car, how much should he deposit into his account if the account earns 3.979% compounded continuously so that he may reach his goal? John needs to deposit how much money?
Answer by Theo(13342) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
the formula for continuous compounding is f = p * e^(rt)
f is the future value
p is the present value
r is the interest rate per time period
t is the number of time periods
e is the scientific constant 2.718281828.....
in your problem:
p = what you want to find
f = 3025
r = 3.979% / 100 = (.03979/12) = per month
t = 17 months
formula becomes 3025 = p * e^(.03979/12 * 17)
solve for p to get p = 3025 / (e^(.03979/12 * 17) = 2859.20017.
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