SOLUTION: charlie deposits $500 at the end of each month for the next five years in a credit union account paying 6% compounded monthly. What is the future value of the account at the end of

Question 1140924: charlie deposits $500 at the end of each month for the next five years in a credit union account paying 6% compounded monthly. What is the future value of the account at the end of five years?
Answer by ikleyn(52803) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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It is a classic Ordinary Annuity saving plan. The general formula is 


    FV = ,    (1)


where  FV is the future value of the account;  P is your monthly payment (deposit); r is the monthly percentage yield presented as a decimal; 
n is the number of deposits (= the number of years multiplied by 12, in this case).


Under the given conditions, P = 500;  r = 0.06/12;  n = 12*5 = 60.  So, according to the formula (1), you get at the end of the 5-th year


    FV =  =  = $34,885.02.

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