document.write( "Question 609164: A company will need $75,000 in 8 years for a new addition. To meet this goal, the company deposits money in an account today that pays 5% annual interest compounded quarterly. Find the amount that should be invested to total $75,000 in 8 years \n" ); document.write( "
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A company will need $75,000 in 8 years for a new addition. To meet this goal, the company deposits money in an account today that pays 5% annual interest compounded quarterly. Find the amount that should be invested to total $75,000 in 8 years\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "P = \"A%2F%281+%2B+i%2Fm%29%5E%28mt%29\", where P = present value; A = future value ($75,000); i or interest (5%, or .05), m = compounding periods per year (4); and t (term, in years) = 8\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "P = \"75000%2F%281+%2B+.05%2F4%29%5E%284%2A8%29\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "P = \"75000%2F%281+%2B+0.0125%29%5E32\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "P = \"75000%2F%281.0125%29%5E32\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "P, or present value, or amount to de deposited today to total $75,000 in 8 years = $\"highlight_green%2850398.81%29\"\r
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