SOLUTION: Sally Rogers, an employee of Advanced Ideas, Inc. has a gross salary of $45,000 per year. Her company will match employee 401K contributions up to 5% of the gross salary. Due t

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: Sally Rogers, an employee of Advanced Ideas, Inc. has a gross salary of $45,000 per year. Her company will match employee 401K contributions up to 5% of the gross salary.
Due to personal financial constraints, Sally is only able to put 2% of her salary into her 401K during her first two years. However, after receiving a 3.5% raise at the end of her first year and a 4.0% raise at the end of her second year, she is able to increase her 401K contribution to 5% at the beginning of her third year.
a. Execute the research necessary to understand the basic structure of a 401K plan. Write a 2 to 3 paragraph summary of your findings.
b. How much did Advanced Ideas, Inc. put into Sally’s 401K in her first two years?
c. How much will Sally contribute to her own 401K
during her third year?
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Answer by rfer(16322)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
B) 4500*.02=900.00
4500*1.035=46575*.02=931.50
900.00+931.50=$1831.50 for first two years by company
C) 46575*1.04=48438*.05=$2421.90 the third year by Sally

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