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How much would you need to deposit in an account now in order to have
$4000 in the account in 10 years? Assume the account earns 6% interest compounded quarterly.
Round your answer to the nearest cent.
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Use the future value formula for a quarterly compounded account
Future Value =
where A is the initial deposit and n is the number of quarters.
Therefore, our equation to find " A " is
4000 = .
It gives
A = = 2205 dollars.
ANSWER. The necessary deposit is $2205.
Solved.
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