document.write( "Question 1173158: A person wants to deposit $10,000 per year for 6 years. If interest is earned at the rate of 10 percent per year, compute the amount to which the deposits will grow by the end of the 6 years if:
\n" ); document.write( "(a) Deposits of $10,000 are made at the end of each year with interest compounded annually.
\n" ); document.write( "(b) Deposits of $5,000 are made at the end of each 6-month period with interest compounded semiannually.
\n" ); document.write( "(c) Deposits of $2,500 are made at the end of every quarter with interest compounded
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a financial calculator will help find the solution for these problems.
\n" ); document.write( "the online calculator that i used is at https://arachnoid.com/finance/index.html\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "pv = present value
\n" ); document.write( "fv = future value
\n" ); document.write( "np = number of time periods.
\n" ); document.write( "pmt = payment amount in each time period.
\n" ); document.write( "ir = interest rate % per time period.
\n" ); document.write( "payment amount is at (beginning / end) of each time period.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "problem 1:\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "pv = 0
\n" ); document.write( "np = 6 years
\n" ); document.write( "pmt = -10,000
\n" ); document.write( "ir = 10% per year.
\n" ); document.write( "click on fv to get:
\n" ); document.write( "fv = 77,156.10
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "problem 2:\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "pv = 0
\n" ); document.write( "np 6 years * 2 semi-annual time periods per year = 12 semi-annual time periods.
\n" ); document.write( "pmt = -5,000
\n" ); document.write( "ir = 10% per year / 2 = 5% per semi-annual time period.
\n" ); document.write( "click on fv to get:
\n" ); document.write( "fv = 79,585.63
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "problem 3:\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "pv = 0
\n" ); document.write( "np = 6 years * 4 quarters per year = 24 quarters.
\n" ); document.write( "pmt = -2,500
\n" ); document.write( "ir = 10% per year / 4 = 2.5% per quarter.
\n" ); document.write( "click on fv to get:
\n" ); document.write( "fv =80,872.59
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